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Kimberly-Clark pledges sanitation support to women at informal workplaces
Updated : 4 years, 4 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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Founder of Beijing News serving 8-year imprisonment
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 19 (ANI): The co-founder and publisher of Beijing News, Dai Zigeng is serving eight years imprisonment with forced labour on account of bribery charges.
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Punjab CM increases compensation for cotton growers affected by pest attac
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 17 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Wednesday announced to enhance the compensation amount from Rs 12,000 to Rs 17,000 per acre besides 10 per cent of the relief to the farm labourers involved in the picking of cotton, informed an officia
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2 dead after under-construction building collapses in UP's Gautam Buddh Na
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 16 (ANI): Two labourers died after the wall of an under-construction building collapsed on them on Monday night at Sector 20 of Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, said the police.
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Chinese firm transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to other areas f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 14 (ANI): A Chinese company has reportedly sent more than 3,000 Uyghur workers including minors from the Xinjiang region to factories in other parts of the country to 'work', an investigation report informed.
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Pfizer asks Japan to approve COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have filed an application with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for approval of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
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National Women's Parliament at Goa@60 event witnessed evocative discussion
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], November 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): The 2nd day of Goa Legislative Assembly's and MIT School of Government's (MIT-SOG) conclave on National Women's Parliament within the momentous Goa@60 event, was graced by the presence of Pramod Sawant, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Government
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Haryana govt's law providing 75 pc reservation to locals in pvt jobs to co
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 6 (ANI): The Haryana Government on Saturday said that the Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 will be implemented in the state from January 15, 2022.
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5 workers die while cleaning wastewater tank of chemical company in Gujara
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], November 6 (ANI): As many as five workers died while cleaning a wastewater tank of a chemical company in Khatraj village of Kalol in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on Saturday.
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Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rome, [Italy], November 3 (ANI): Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
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Dave Chappelle's standup controversy sees Netflix hit with 'unfair labour
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): The blast radius from the controversy over standup comedian Dave Chappelle's repeated remarks about the trans and LGBTQ+ communities in his Netflix special 'The Closer' has now extended further.
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Beijing keeps Maoists, leftists under pressure amid release of Jasic labou
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China] October 29 (ANI): In a bid to keep up the pressure on Maoist leftists in the country, the Chinese authorities have not released a top Maoist editor who was detained during a labour rights movement at the Jasic Technology factory in China's Shenzhen city.
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