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Lockdown measures worsening poverty and vulnerabilities among informal eco
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 9 (ANI): The Covid-19 lockdown and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world's informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points in low-income countries, according to a new briefing paper issued by the International
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Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 1 (ANI): The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy -- that is nearly half of the global workforce -- stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, the Inte
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Protect workers now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
Updated : 5 years, 10 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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COVID-19 crisis a wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems: IL
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 25 (ANI): Governments together with social partners and other stakeholders should use the COVID-19 crisis as a wake-up call to strengthen their social protection systems, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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400 million Indian workers may sink into poverty due to COVID-19: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 8 (ANI): With 90 per cent of people working in India's informal economy, about 400 million workers are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the coronavirus crisis, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Manchester United postpone their fan event in Delhi due to coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manchester [UK], Mar 8 (ANI): Manchester United on Sunday postponed their upcoming #ILOVEUNITED fan event in Delhi, scheduled for March 15, due to coronavirus outbreak.
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Central govt didn't invite us for centenary celebration of ILO, says INTUC
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): R Chandrasekharan, Kerala unit president of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), on Tuesday said that the Central government has not invited INTUC for the centenary celebration of International Labour Organisation (ILO) to be held on Wednesday.
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Philippines ferries disaster: Death toll rises to 31
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Phillippines], Aug 5 (ANI): The death toll from the sinking of three ferry boats off the coast of central Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras yesterday has risen to 31, with three people still missing.
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25 dead after boats capsize in Philippines
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Aug 4 (ANI): The death toll from the sinking of three ferry boats off the coast of central Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras yesterday rose to 25, the police said on Sunday.
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Multi pronged strategy adopted by Centre to combat child labour: Heeralal
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): On World Day against Child Labour, the Ministry of Labour and Employment and V.V. Giri National Labour Institute in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation, New Delhi organised a 'Technical Consultation on Evolving Strategies to achieve the
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Increasing exports can lead to better jobs and higher wages: WB ILO report
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): India can introduce policies to ensure that greater export orientation boosts gains for workers and spread them more widely to benefit disadvantaged communities, according to a new report by the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation released
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Manju Kumari secures bronze at Junior World Wrestling
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): India's Manju Kumari has won the bronze medal with a 2-0 victory over Ukraine's Ilona Prokopevniuk in the Junior World Wrestling Championship in Tampere, Finland.
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