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India Can Ratify Global Labour Norms With New Laws, Says Union Minister
India will be able to ratify two International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, 182 and 138, related to maternity benefits and abolition of child labour, as the country has completely banned it up to the age of 14 years, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
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Pay Equality for Women May Take 70 Years: International Labour Organisation
It will take at least 70 more years to achieve pay equity between women and men, the ILO said today noting that women earn on average 77 per cent of what men earn.
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Bolivia Legalises Child Labour for Kids from Age 10
Bolivia passed a law on Thursday authorising children to work from age 10, saying the rule is necessary due to realities in the impoverished country where kids join the labour market prematurely.
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United Nations Says Forced Labour $150 Billion-a-Year Business
Trafficking, forced labor and modern slavery are big business generating profits estimated at $150 billion a year, the U.N. labour agency said on Tuesday.
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202 mn to be jobless this year, says global labour body
The unemployment rate in 2012 will increase up to 202 million and is on an upward trend for 2013, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said.
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India Can Ratify Global Labour Norms With New Laws, Says Union Minister
India will be able to ratify two International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, 182 and 138, related to maternity benefits and abolition of child labour, as the country has completely banned it up to the age of 14 years, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
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Pay Equality for Women May Take 70 Years: International Labour Organisation
It will take at least 70 more years to achieve pay equity between women and men, the ILO said today noting that women earn on average 77 per cent of what men earn.
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Bolivia Legalises Child Labour for Kids from Age 10
Bolivia passed a law on Thursday authorising children to work from age 10, saying the rule is necessary due to realities in the impoverished country where kids join the labour market prematurely.
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United Nations Says Forced Labour $150 Billion-a-Year Business
Trafficking, forced labor and modern slavery are big business generating profits estimated at $150 billion a year, the U.N. labour agency said on Tuesday.
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202 mn to be jobless this year, says global labour body
The unemployment rate in 2012 will increase up to 202 million and is on an upward trend for 2013, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said.
