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Chinese workers fear job discrimination as govt plans to raise retirement
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Beijing [China], March 19 (ANI): As China plans to "gradually" increase its mandatory retirement ages, many Chinese workers are worried that it might exacerbate discrimination in the job market.
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Air India Aircraft Engineers' Association seeks Central intervention over
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New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Air India Aircraft Engineers' Association (AIAEA) has written a letter to the Union Labour Ministry regarding delayed payment of salaries to permanent employees of Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), a subsidiary company of Air India. AIAEA r
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Agriculture in Crisis - 300 million landless labourers
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New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): When India became free in 1947, the country's population was around 340 million. The bulk of the population was involved in agriculture. During the Moghul rule, the land was owned by the emperor and the Jagirdars and Zamindars appointed by the Moghul con
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Progesterone imbalance causes preterm birth, prolonged labour
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): A recent study conducted by the National Institutes of Health discovered that some pregnant women experience preterm labour or prolonged labour due to unbalanced progesterone signals.
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Chinese labour activist detained after he denounced work exploitation
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Beijing [China], March 11 (ANI): A labour activist, who is famously known as "Leader of the Delivery Knights Alliance", has been detained by Chinese authorities after he posted online videos denouncing labour violations by China's top food delivery apps.
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Centre providing fiscal stimulus of Rs 27 lakh crore as part of Aatmanirbh
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New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday said that the Centre is providing fiscal stimulus of more than Rs 27 lakh crore as part of the Aatmanirbhar financial package.
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1.35 cr beneficiaries to be covered under ESI scheme convergence with Ayus
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday launched the convergence of the ESI scheme with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY in 113 districts of four states, on the culmination day of ESIC Special Services Fortnight in the national
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Benefits of Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana provided to 1.21 cr ben
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday said that benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) have been extended to 1.21 crore beneficiaries through 1.52 lakh establishments.
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Tourism sector contributed 12.75 per cent employment of total workforce in
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday informed that the contribution of tourism in employment generation to the total employment of the country during the year 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 were 12.20 per cent, 12.13 per
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Delhi Police successfully tackles challenges posed by COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Delhi Police successfully tackled several unprecedented issues, including the migrant labourers' crisis, Independence Day celebrations and enforcing social distancing norms.
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6 labourers killed after wall falls on them in Bihar's Khagaria
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Patna (Bihar) [India], March 9 (ANI): At least six labourers were killed and several others injured on Monday after a boundary wall collapsed on them in Bihar's Khagaria district, police said.
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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