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Myanmar Stops Foreign Work Permits After Military Service Law Sparks Rush
Myanmar's junta has suspended the issuing of permits for men to work abroad, it said, weeks after introducing a military conscription law that led to thousands trying to leave the country. In 2020, 4 million Myanmar nationals were working abroad.
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India Saw Significant Decline In Unemployment Rate, Shows Government Data
Periodic Labour Force Survey or PLFS data of the last six years indicates an improving trend in labour participation rate and worker population ratio.
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UN Body Says Employment Scenario In India Grim, Youth Minister Responds
The government today disputed the data put out by the International Labour Organisation which said that employment scenario in India is grim, especially among youth.
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How Many Hours Do Indians Work Every Week? Report Shows Interesting Data
A 2018 International Labour Organisation (ILO) report says that only Qatar, Congo, Lesotho, Bhutan, Gambia, and the United Arab Emirates have higher average working hours than India.
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Avalanche Kills 2 Border Organisation Workers In Himachal Pradesh
Two labourers of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) were killed while another is missing after an avalanche hit them near Chika in the Lahaul subdivision of Lahaul-Spiti district on Sunday evening.
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Rescued Jharkhand Child Labourer Becomes Voice Of India At Labour Meet
From working in a mica mine in Jharkhand's Giridih district as a child labour to representing India in a global event by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at Durban - the journey has been long for Badku Marandi.
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Provident Fund Rate Slashed To 4-Decade Low Of 8.1%: 10-Point Guide
Employees' provident fund interest rate was slashed to 8.1 per cent for 2021-22 on Saturday by the employees provident fund organisation (EPFO). Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav justified the retirement body's decision by citing the prevailing international and market situation.
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India Gets Chairmanship Of Governing Body Of International Labour Organisation
India, after a gap of 35 years, assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour Organization, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said on Friday.
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World Teachers’ Day 2020: Know History, Significance, Theme For This Year
World Teachers' Day: The theme for this year's World Teachers’ Day celebration is Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future. The day celebrated to focus on the works of the educators is held by UNESCO in partnership with UNICEF, International Labour Organisation and Education International
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Manual Scavenging Still Continues In India Due To Weak Laws: UN Study
Manual scavenging, banned through a legislation in 2013, still prevailed in India due to ''weak legal protection and lack of enforcement'' of the rules, according to a new global study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and others.
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On World Day Against Child Labour, Leaders Share Thoughts On Twitter
This year's World Day Against Child Labour theme is "children shouldn't work in fields, but on dreams." According to International Labour Organisation, today 152 million children are still in child labour.
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May Day 2017: History, Celebration And Importance
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement, socialists, communists or anarchists. It occurs every year on May Day which is May 1st. It is the day to pay tribute to the Labourers. Without them nothing will complete...
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Akhnoor Terror Attack: Hunt On For Terrorists Who Killed 3 At GREF Camp
Three labourers working for the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) died and another was injured as terrorists attacked the camp just 2 km from the International Border in Battal area of Akhnoor sector, Jammu and Kashmir.
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Nobel Laureates, Leaders Gather To Push Child Slavery Onto Global Agenda
By Nita Bhalla New Delhi: Seven-year-old Siyam stands speechless when asked what he would like to do when he grows up. He stares blankly as if being asked the most ridiculous of questions. The boy, dressed in a faded red t-shirt with a picture of a superhero and tattered blue shorts, has never been to school and cannot see a world beyond the narro...
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Number Of Child Labourers Declined Between 2001 And 2011: Government
The number of child labourers in the country has gone down from 1.26 crore in 2001 to 43.53 lakh in 2011, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Myanmar Stops Foreign Work Permits After Military Service Law Sparks Rush
Myanmar's junta has suspended the issuing of permits for men to work abroad, it said, weeks after introducing a military conscription law that led to thousands trying to leave the country. In 2020, 4 million Myanmar nationals were working abroad.
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India Saw Significant Decline In Unemployment Rate, Shows Government Data
Periodic Labour Force Survey or PLFS data of the last six years indicates an improving trend in labour participation rate and worker population ratio.
-
UN Body Says Employment Scenario In India Grim, Youth Minister Responds
The government today disputed the data put out by the International Labour Organisation which said that employment scenario in India is grim, especially among youth.
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How Many Hours Do Indians Work Every Week? Report Shows Interesting Data
A 2018 International Labour Organisation (ILO) report says that only Qatar, Congo, Lesotho, Bhutan, Gambia, and the United Arab Emirates have higher average working hours than India.
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Avalanche Kills 2 Border Organisation Workers In Himachal Pradesh
Two labourers of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) were killed while another is missing after an avalanche hit them near Chika in the Lahaul subdivision of Lahaul-Spiti district on Sunday evening.
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Rescued Jharkhand Child Labourer Becomes Voice Of India At Labour Meet
From working in a mica mine in Jharkhand's Giridih district as a child labour to representing India in a global event by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at Durban - the journey has been long for Badku Marandi.
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Provident Fund Rate Slashed To 4-Decade Low Of 8.1%: 10-Point Guide
Employees' provident fund interest rate was slashed to 8.1 per cent for 2021-22 on Saturday by the employees provident fund organisation (EPFO). Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav justified the retirement body's decision by citing the prevailing international and market situation.
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India Gets Chairmanship Of Governing Body Of International Labour Organisation
India, after a gap of 35 years, assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour Organization, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said on Friday.
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World Teachers’ Day 2020: Know History, Significance, Theme For This Year
World Teachers' Day: The theme for this year's World Teachers’ Day celebration is Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future. The day celebrated to focus on the works of the educators is held by UNESCO in partnership with UNICEF, International Labour Organisation and Education International
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Manual Scavenging Still Continues In India Due To Weak Laws: UN Study
Manual scavenging, banned through a legislation in 2013, still prevailed in India due to ''weak legal protection and lack of enforcement'' of the rules, according to a new global study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and others.
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On World Day Against Child Labour, Leaders Share Thoughts On Twitter
This year's World Day Against Child Labour theme is "children shouldn't work in fields, but on dreams." According to International Labour Organisation, today 152 million children are still in child labour.
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May Day 2017: History, Celebration And Importance
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement, socialists, communists or anarchists. It occurs every year on May Day which is May 1st. It is the day to pay tribute to the Labourers. Without them nothing will complete...
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Akhnoor Terror Attack: Hunt On For Terrorists Who Killed 3 At GREF Camp
Three labourers working for the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) died and another was injured as terrorists attacked the camp just 2 km from the International Border in Battal area of Akhnoor sector, Jammu and Kashmir.
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Nobel Laureates, Leaders Gather To Push Child Slavery Onto Global Agenda
By Nita Bhalla New Delhi: Seven-year-old Siyam stands speechless when asked what he would like to do when he grows up. He stares blankly as if being asked the most ridiculous of questions. The boy, dressed in a faded red t-shirt with a picture of a superhero and tattered blue shorts, has never been to school and cannot see a world beyond the narro...
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Number Of Child Labourers Declined Between 2001 And 2011: Government
The number of child labourers in the country has gone down from 1.26 crore in 2001 to 43.53 lakh in 2011, Lok Sabha was informed today.
