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New Delhi, a core group of the NHRC has suggested a slew of measures for the rights and welfare of bonded labourers, recommending broadening the interpretation of 'human trafficking' to include bonded labor in its ambit and setting up a cell interstate to track them as they migrate between...

New Delhi: With the new government taking over in Britain, the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK will get a renewed push and a comprehensive pact would deliver a win-win outcome for both economies, experts said.They said promoting services exports appears to be a...

New Delhi: Industry body Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) on Thursday said it added 2.20 lakh new flexi jobs to reach 16.6 lakh in 2023-24.ISF said in a statement that the data was shared as part of the 'Annual Employment Trends 2024' report launched by V Ananth Nageswaran, Chief Economic...

London, Newly elected MPs of Indian origin to the House of Commons have sworn allegiance to the British Crown as a symbol of loyalty to the country, choosing to swear on sacred texts or affirm their oath during the first week of a new Parliament. .A new copy of the 'Bhagavad Gita' presented to...

Data compiled by the Labor Ministry shows that the Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) has been declining continuously since February this year and stood at 3.87 per cent in April 2024.The All India CPI-IW for May 2024 increased by 0.5 points to stand at 139.9. In April 2024 it...

New Delhi: Following the Labor Ministry's rebuke over the alleged dismissal of an employee, Paytm management on Wednesday appeared before the Regional Labor Commissioner and agreed not to recover joining bonus from the employee, according to official sources.Official sources said Paytm has...

New Delhi: Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 3.86 per cent in May from 4.42 per cent in the same month a year ago.A statement from the Labor Ministry said the Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) stood at 3.87 per cent in April 2024.According to the statement...

New Delhi, RSS affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Wednesday urged the government to double the salary threshold for mandatory subscription to social security schemes run by retirement body EPFO ​​and the Employees State Insurance Corporation.Currently, the monthly salary limit for Employees...

After the three-day strike ending on Wednesday, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest labor union of the world's largest memory chip maker, had planned to hold another five-day strike from July 15.The union said it changed its plan to go straight on an indefinite strike...

New Delhi: The NHRC on Tuesday said it had issued a notice to the Delhi government and the city police commissioner over reports of the rescue of 23 child laborers from the north-west district.They were reportedly brought from nearby states and allegedly worked in several factories, the...

Houston, Four Indian-Americans, including a woman, have been charged with allegedly running a human labor trafficking scheme from a home in the US state of Texas, according to a media report.The Princeton Police Department released details of an investigation that led to the arrest of four...

In Kolkata, jute commissioner Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty said on Tuesday that efforts are being made to address sectoral concerns such as shortage of orders and non-compliance with labor agreements by some factories.During an hour-long meeting with West Bengal Labor Minister Moloy Ghatak along...

The total number of people employed in the country is expected to increase from 596.7 million in 2022-23 to 643.3 million in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.The data shows that while an average of 20 million jobs were created between 2017-18 and 2021-22, the number more than doubled...

The Finance Minister reaffirmed India's commitment to boost economic and financial collaboration for the mutual benefit of both countries.The UK High Commissioner said: “I am very grateful to Finance Minister Sitharaman for finding time for an introductory call amid her intense budget...

The Ministry of Labor and Employment has cited detailed data that is in the public domain to contradict Citigroup's claim.“Citigroup's recent research report on employment in India, cited by some print and electronic media, which forecasts that India will struggle to create enough employment...

New Delhi: The Labor Ministry on Monday refuted a recent Citigroup report that predicted India will struggle to create enough employment opportunities even with a 7 per cent growth rate.The ministry in a statement said the report "does not take into account the complete and positive employment...

New Delhi, Amid controversy surrounding Foxconn's hiring practices, Taiwanese trade promotion organization TAITRA said on Monday that there might be some cultural issues but that all foreign companies, including Taiwanese ones operating in India , must adapt to the country's business...

Liverpool, Keir Starmer's Labor party, won the UK general election by a landslide. The vast majority of him should, in theory, give Starmer the influence to carry out most of his political agenda. But in reality, the victory celebrations could prove short-lived, given the magnitude of the...

On Friday, the first day of the newly elected Labor government, the domestic-focused FTSE 250 index rose 0.86 percent and the country's 10-year bond yield fell 0.8 percentage points, the agency reports. Xinhua News.This year's first quarter GDP rose 0.6 percent and the annual consumer price...

The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest labor union with 28,000 members, announced strike plans last week, saying it aimed to disrupt production.This number represents approximately 22 percent of Samsung Electronics' total workforce of approximately 125,000. The actual...