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India's first IPS officer Dr Kiran Bedi unveils 11-year-old author Shivam
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI/GPRC): Books tell stories of what is happening around in the world. Be it personal growth, keeping a positive attitude or being compassionate towards the less fortunate in society, an author has the power to propagate an idea from a nascent stage to its impl
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PIL seeking welfare board for home nurses, domestic workers withdrawn from
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) sought direction to the Union of India to consider constituting a welfare board for home nurses and domestic workers to avoid exploitation allegedly by recruitment agencies, etc, was withdrawn from Delhi High Court on Frida
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PIL in Delhi HC seeks direction from Centre to constitute welfare board fo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in Delhi High Court seeking direction from the Union of India to consider constituting a welfare board for home nurses and domestic workers to avoid exploitation allegedly by recruitment agencies etc.
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Only 6 per cent domestic workers have comprehensive social security: ILO
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Only six per cent of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection, with women who constitute over three-fourths of such workforce being more vulnerable, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a report on Thursday.
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Protest increases in Karachi over killing of young domestic worker
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): Protest increases in Karachi over the killing of young domestic worker at a vacant bungalow
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Bhupender Yadav flags off survey on domestic workers
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav on Monday flagged off the first-ever All India Survey on Domestic workers being conducted by Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
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Sri Lanka mulls improving labor protections for domestic workers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lanka's Minister of Labor Nimal Siripala De Silva has proposed amendments to local labor laws that would increase protections for domestic workers and make them eligible for pension schemes, local media reported Thursday.
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Competitive jobs market in China forces graduate from top university to se
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): New graduates in China are facing difficulties in the increasingly competitive jobs market, which came to the fore after the resume of a graduate from a top Chinese university seeking work as a domestic help stunned internet users.
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Put gender equality at the heart of post-Covid-19 economic recovery: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 22 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately affecting women workers and governments should prioritise policies that offset the effects the crisis is having on their jobs, International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Livelihoods of over 55 million domestic workers at risk due to Covid-19: I
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Nearly three-quarters of domestic workers around the world -- more than 55 million people -- are at significant risk of losing their jobs and income due to lockdown and lack of effective social security coverage, according to new estimates by the Internat
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Domestic workers continue to await call from employers asking them to resu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Although there are relaxations in COVID-19 lockdown guidelines, the plight of domestic workers continue to be one fraught with anxiety, with most of them losing their jobs and an uncertain future ahead.
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Protect workers now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): As the pressure mounts on countries to ease their lockdown restrictions, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday urged governments to take action to prevent and control COVID-19 in the workplace with active involvement and dialogue with em
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