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"Struck by impact of AI on people's lives in India," says Satya Nadella; h
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks 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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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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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, 2 months 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, 3 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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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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