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"All The Best": Supreme Court To Dalit Student After Ordering IIT Admission
Rs 17,500. That's the fee that a Dalit student had to pay to secure his admission into the prestigious IIT Dhanbad. The UP student had four days to submit the fee. The student's father, a daily wage labourer,tried all he could, but missed the mark.
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Man Says Ex-Boss Wrote "Thief" On Paycheck After Reporting Wage Theft
Since being shared, his post went viral on the platform and amassed several reactions from internet users.
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Labourer's Body With His Throat Slit, Leg Broken Found In Rajasthan Pond: Cops
The body of a 40-year-old wage labourer with his throat slit and a leg broken was recovered from a pond in Baran in Rajasthan on Tuesday, a police officer said.
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Delhi Court Approves Assistance, Recovery Of Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
The Delhi High Court has approved the joint suggestions about the immediate financial assistance and recovery of back wages for rescued child labourers and issued directions to the Delhi Government to adopt the mechanism in the post-rescue protocol f
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Bangladesh Garment Workers Sacked For Demanding Fair Wages
The South Asian country -- the world's eighth most populous, with about 170 million citizens -- was last month rocked by its worst labour unrest in a decade.
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Levi's, H&M Stop Production As Bangladesh Labour Protest Intensifies
Levi's and H&M are among the top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment union leader said Friday, after days of violent protests by workers demanding a near-tripling of their wages.
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Tax Notice To Daily Wager For 221 Crores In Bank He Has "No Knowledge Of"
Shiv Prasad Nishad, a daily wage labourer, is a troubled man nowadays. Someone appears to have deposited an unthinkable Rs 221 crore in his bank account and the Income Tax department wants to meet him.
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35 Odisha Workers Held Captive In Laos, Chief Minister Orders Rescue
The labourers had sent the video clip to the people in their village, who contacted the local MLA. The legislator in turn brought it to the notice of the state government.
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From Daily Wage Labourer To Asian Games 2023 Medalist: Ram Baboo's Fascinating Story
Asian Games bronze medallist race walker Ram Baboo's journey from penury to fame is a fascinating story of a strong-willed man making his own destiny.
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US Restaurant Ordered To Pay $140,000 Fine After Hiring Fake Priest To Extract Confessions Of Workers
The owner has now been asked to pay $140,000 (Rs 1.1 crore) back in wages and damages to employees in what is being regarded as "the most shameless act of corruption an employer has taken against its staff".
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Australian Cafe Hires 11-Year-Old Children As Employees, Sparks Outrage
The children are paid award wages to wash dishes, make jams and relishes and serve customers.
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Spain Court Orders Man To Pay Ex-Wife This Much For 25 Years of Housework
A Spanish court ordered a man to pay his ex-wife 200,000 euros for 25 years of unpaid domestic labour, based on the minimum wage throughout their marriage, court documents showed Tuesday.
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1.12 Lakh Daily Wage Earners, 35,990 Students Died By Suicide In 2019-21: Centre
A total of 1.12 lakh daily wage earners died by suicide in three years -- 2019 to 2021, Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said in Lok Sabha on Monday, quoting reports of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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Bhagwant Mann In Gujarat, Massive Protest Outside Punjab Home Over Wages
Labour and trade unions are holding a massive protest outside the home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, demanding hike in wages. The police have cracked down on the protesters.
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Labourer Contesting Gujarat Polls Pays Deposit Of Rs 10,000 In Rs 1 Coins
A daily wage worker whose slum colony in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar was razed in 2019 to make way for a hotel, raised Rs 10,000 in Re 1 coins from his supporters and deposited that amount with the Election Commission to contest Assembly polls.
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"All The Best": Supreme Court To Dalit Student After Ordering IIT Admission
Rs 17,500. That's the fee that a Dalit student had to pay to secure his admission into the prestigious IIT Dhanbad. The UP student had four days to submit the fee. The student's father, a daily wage labourer,tried all he could, but missed the mark.
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Man Says Ex-Boss Wrote "Thief" On Paycheck After Reporting Wage Theft
Since being shared, his post went viral on the platform and amassed several reactions from internet users.
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Labourer's Body With His Throat Slit, Leg Broken Found In Rajasthan Pond: Cops
The body of a 40-year-old wage labourer with his throat slit and a leg broken was recovered from a pond in Baran in Rajasthan on Tuesday, a police officer said.
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Delhi Court Approves Assistance, Recovery Of Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
The Delhi High Court has approved the joint suggestions about the immediate financial assistance and recovery of back wages for rescued child labourers and issued directions to the Delhi Government to adopt the mechanism in the post-rescue protocol f
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Bangladesh Garment Workers Sacked For Demanding Fair Wages
The South Asian country -- the world's eighth most populous, with about 170 million citizens -- was last month rocked by its worst labour unrest in a decade.
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Levi's, H&M Stop Production As Bangladesh Labour Protest Intensifies
Levi's and H&M are among the top global clothing brands to suffer production halts in Bangladesh, a garment union leader said Friday, after days of violent protests by workers demanding a near-tripling of their wages.
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Tax Notice To Daily Wager For 221 Crores In Bank He Has "No Knowledge Of"
Shiv Prasad Nishad, a daily wage labourer, is a troubled man nowadays. Someone appears to have deposited an unthinkable Rs 221 crore in his bank account and the Income Tax department wants to meet him.
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35 Odisha Workers Held Captive In Laos, Chief Minister Orders Rescue
The labourers had sent the video clip to the people in their village, who contacted the local MLA. The legislator in turn brought it to the notice of the state government.
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From Daily Wage Labourer To Asian Games 2023 Medalist: Ram Baboo's Fascinating Story
Asian Games bronze medallist race walker Ram Baboo's journey from penury to fame is a fascinating story of a strong-willed man making his own destiny.
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US Restaurant Ordered To Pay $140,000 Fine After Hiring Fake Priest To Extract Confessions Of Workers
The owner has now been asked to pay $140,000 (Rs 1.1 crore) back in wages and damages to employees in what is being regarded as "the most shameless act of corruption an employer has taken against its staff".
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Australian Cafe Hires 11-Year-Old Children As Employees, Sparks Outrage
The children are paid award wages to wash dishes, make jams and relishes and serve customers.
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Spain Court Orders Man To Pay Ex-Wife This Much For 25 Years of Housework
A Spanish court ordered a man to pay his ex-wife 200,000 euros for 25 years of unpaid domestic labour, based on the minimum wage throughout their marriage, court documents showed Tuesday.
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1.12 Lakh Daily Wage Earners, 35,990 Students Died By Suicide In 2019-21: Centre
A total of 1.12 lakh daily wage earners died by suicide in three years -- 2019 to 2021, Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said in Lok Sabha on Monday, quoting reports of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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Bhagwant Mann In Gujarat, Massive Protest Outside Punjab Home Over Wages
Labour and trade unions are holding a massive protest outside the home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, demanding hike in wages. The police have cracked down on the protesters.
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Labourer Contesting Gujarat Polls Pays Deposit Of Rs 10,000 In Rs 1 Coins
A daily wage worker whose slum colony in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar was razed in 2019 to make way for a hotel, raised Rs 10,000 in Re 1 coins from his supporters and deposited that amount with the Election Commission to contest Assembly polls.
