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"I Am A Renters Champion": Indian-Origin UK MP Amid Row Over Rental Flats
A newly elected British Sikh Labour Member of Parliament has defended his record as a landlord after UK media reports highlighted anonymous complaints from his tenants of being subjected to poor living conditions in properties owned by him.
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How Insurance Helped 46,000 Women Avoid Deadly Work In Scorching Heat
In Ahmedabad, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, creating deadly hot working conditions for many of the labourers who keep the local economy humming.
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2 Die After Falling Into 40-Feet Deep Septic Tank In Mumbai, 1 Critical
At least two labourers died after they fell into a 40-feet deep septic tank of an under-construction building in the Malad area of Mumbai on Wednesday while another worker was rescued in critical condition, officials said.
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Caught On Camera: Avalanche In Kashmir's Sonamarg; 2 Labourer Killed
Two labourers was killed and another is missing after asnow avalanche was reportedin the popular hill station of Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir today, a video of which has been widely shared online.
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Ola, Uber, Dunzo, PharmEasy, Amazon Flex Others Provide Poor Working Conditions for Gig Workers: Report
Five digital platforms -- cab aggregators Ola and Uber, grocery delivery app Dunzo, pharmacy platform PharmEasy and Amazon Flex -- have reportedly received the lowest scores in a rating of digital platforms on the basis of providing fair working conditions for gig workers. The Fairwork India Ratings 2022 reportedly evaluated 12 platforms, including...
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Centre Defers Labour Codes Implementation: Take-Home Pay, PF Liability Unchanged
The labor ministry had envisaged implementing the four codes on industrial relations, wages, social security, and occupational health safety & working conditions from April 1, 2021.
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Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...
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No Smartphone For Online Classes, Punjab Girl Allegedly Commits Suicide
Upset about not having a smartphone to use for online classes, a Class 11 student from Punjab allegedly committed suicide on Friday. According to the police, the 17-year-old girl hung herself in her house in the state's Mansa district.
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BJP, Congress Equally Responsible For Plight Of Migrant Labourers: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday held both the BJP and Congress responsible for the poor condition of migrant workers in the country amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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"Pathetic... Cannot Control Tears": Madras High Court On Migrant Crisis
"Pathetic condition of migrant labourers is nothing but a human tragedy", the Madras High Court said today in strongly-worded comments on the migrant workers crisis
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"Packed Like Sardines": COVID-19 Exposes Cramped Migrant Housing
A surge of coronavirus cases in foreign-worker dormitories across Singapore and in the slums of India has drawn attention to the squalid housing conditions of migrant labourers and the vital role they play in cities, housing experts said on Tuesday.
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"Help Us Or Let Me Die": Father Of Girl With Rare Disease Appeals To PM
For more than a year, Sumer Singh, a labourer from Agra has been tending to his sick teenage daughter. The 16-year-old girl suffers from aplastic anaemia, a rare condition in which the body stops producing a sufficient amount of new blood cells.
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'No Helmets, Goggles, Shoes': Indian Miners' Safety Being Compromised, Says Report
CHENNAI: Six out of 10 labourers toiling in quarries for granite for tiles, fireplaces and kitchen counters around the world are working in dangerous conditions to repay huge loans, charities mapping the hidden supply chain said on Wednesday. Governments are among the buyers of granite from India, one of the world’s largest exporters of the rock,...
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LIVE: Monsoon Session Of Parliament - Day 12
Today is Day 12 of the Monsoon session of Parliament. There will be a discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18 and Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha. The Banking Reguation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017, The Integrated Goo...
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In Tamil Nadu's Spinning Mills, Long Working Hours, Torture And Child Labour Common: Research
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits. The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...
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"I Am A Renters Champion": Indian-Origin UK MP Amid Row Over Rental Flats
A newly elected British Sikh Labour Member of Parliament has defended his record as a landlord after UK media reports highlighted anonymous complaints from his tenants of being subjected to poor living conditions in properties owned by him.
-
How Insurance Helped 46,000 Women Avoid Deadly Work In Scorching Heat
In Ahmedabad, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, creating deadly hot working conditions for many of the labourers who keep the local economy humming.
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2 Die After Falling Into 40-Feet Deep Septic Tank In Mumbai, 1 Critical
At least two labourers died after they fell into a 40-feet deep septic tank of an under-construction building in the Malad area of Mumbai on Wednesday while another worker was rescued in critical condition, officials said.
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Caught On Camera: Avalanche In Kashmir's Sonamarg; 2 Labourer Killed
Two labourers was killed and another is missing after asnow avalanche was reportedin the popular hill station of Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir today, a video of which has been widely shared online.
-
Ola, Uber, Dunzo, PharmEasy, Amazon Flex Others Provide Poor Working Conditions for Gig Workers: Report
Five digital platforms -- cab aggregators Ola and Uber, grocery delivery app Dunzo, pharmacy platform PharmEasy and Amazon Flex -- have reportedly received the lowest scores in a rating of digital platforms on the basis of providing fair working conditions for gig workers. The Fairwork India Ratings 2022 reportedly evaluated 12 platforms, including...
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Centre Defers Labour Codes Implementation: Take-Home Pay, PF Liability Unchanged
The labor ministry had envisaged implementing the four codes on industrial relations, wages, social security, and occupational health safety & working conditions from April 1, 2021.
-
Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...
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No Smartphone For Online Classes, Punjab Girl Allegedly Commits Suicide
Upset about not having a smartphone to use for online classes, a Class 11 student from Punjab allegedly committed suicide on Friday. According to the police, the 17-year-old girl hung herself in her house in the state's Mansa district.
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BJP, Congress Equally Responsible For Plight Of Migrant Labourers: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday held both the BJP and Congress responsible for the poor condition of migrant workers in the country amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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"Pathetic... Cannot Control Tears": Madras High Court On Migrant Crisis
"Pathetic condition of migrant labourers is nothing but a human tragedy", the Madras High Court said today in strongly-worded comments on the migrant workers crisis
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"Packed Like Sardines": COVID-19 Exposes Cramped Migrant Housing
A surge of coronavirus cases in foreign-worker dormitories across Singapore and in the slums of India has drawn attention to the squalid housing conditions of migrant labourers and the vital role they play in cities, housing experts said on Tuesday.
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"Help Us Or Let Me Die": Father Of Girl With Rare Disease Appeals To PM
For more than a year, Sumer Singh, a labourer from Agra has been tending to his sick teenage daughter. The 16-year-old girl suffers from aplastic anaemia, a rare condition in which the body stops producing a sufficient amount of new blood cells.
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'No Helmets, Goggles, Shoes': Indian Miners' Safety Being Compromised, Says Report
CHENNAI: Six out of 10 labourers toiling in quarries for granite for tiles, fireplaces and kitchen counters around the world are working in dangerous conditions to repay huge loans, charities mapping the hidden supply chain said on Wednesday. Governments are among the buyers of granite from India, one of the world’s largest exporters of the rock,...
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LIVE: Monsoon Session Of Parliament - Day 12
Today is Day 12 of the Monsoon session of Parliament. There will be a discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18 and Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha. The Banking Reguation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017, The Integrated Goo...
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In Tamil Nadu's Spinning Mills, Long Working Hours, Torture And Child Labour Common: Research
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 per cent of south India’s spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers said, calling for mapping of supply chains and tougher audits. The India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), a human rights organisation, spoke to...
