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The path to 'Viksit Bharat' goes through getting more women into paid work
Updated : 5 days, 10 hours ago IST
The report titled "The Missing Half: Women and India's Growth Challenge" argues that to sustain a growth of around 7 per cent over 25 years, necessary for 'Viksit Bharat' by 2050, overall worker participation in paid work must rise from about 47 per cent to nearly 60 per cent. This can only
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"Struck by impact of AI on people's lives in India," says Satya Nadella; h
Updated : 3 months ago IST
India's giant e-Shram database is helping more than 300 million informal workers upgrade their skills and access better jobs with the help of artificial intelligence, Microsoft said, praising the platform's rapid transformation into an AI-driven engine for employment and social security.
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PFRDA jointly launches National Pension System for Goa's driver community
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a special initiative aimed at strengthening social security for the informal workforce, PFRDA jointly launched National Pension System (NPS) for Goa's driver community with GoaMiles and HDFC Pension Fund (PoP), in the presence of the Transport Minister of Goa, Mauvin Godinho, said the
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Trade Unions demand super-rich tax, hike in corporate tax and raising inco
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In their customary pre-budget meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, trade union leaders suggested a super-rich tax and an increase in corporate tax to fund social security for informal workers.
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Bettamint unveils revolutionary app to transform unstructured construction
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], September 13: Bettamint, a construction tech startup, announces the launch of its innovative application, that is set to transform the way construction companies engage with their informal workforce. Anchored in a vision to unlock the vast potential of the info
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Pakistan's industries bracing for cut in production, layoffs
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Secretary General of the National Trade Union Federation Pakistan (NTUF) Nasir Mansoor said that as many as 1 million informal workers, mostly from the textile sectors, will lose their job.
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LabourNet launches Capstone Project in collaboration with Christ Universit
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 19 (ANI/PRNewswire): For the past twelve years, LabourNet has nurtured over 1 million livelihoods across the country. They work to uplift informal workers by providing skilling opportunities, growing real wages, and enabling decent working conditions ac
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14 crore informal workers registered on e-Shram portal: Minister
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Over 14 crore people have got registered on e-Shram portal, Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday.
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Kimberly-Clark pledges sanitation support to women at informal workplaces
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): According to The International Labor Organization, four out of five employed women in India are engaged in informal economy as daily-wage labourers, street vendors, garment manufacturers and such.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Informal Economy
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI/Heylin Spark): The sheer scale of joblessness that prevails in our country is the most defining impact of the pandemic induced lockdown.
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Indian economy to contract 9.6 pc in FY21 due to Covid-19: World Bank
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): India's economy, the largest in south Asia, is expected to contract by 9.6 per cent in the current fiscal year (2020-21) because of Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank said on Thursday.
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World Bank announces $1 billion social protection package for India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The World Bank's board of executive directors has approved a one billion dollar social protection response programme to support India's efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households which have been severely impacted by the COVID
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