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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slams Centre over new Agriculture Bills
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 18 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed the Central government over the passage of agricultural reform Bills in Lok Sabha, adding that the Bills are against the interest of "farmers, labourers and poor people".
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BJP govt's exploitative Bills will turn farmers into labourers, make them
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 18 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the BJP government has brought exploitative Bills related to agriculture which will turn farmers into labourers on their own land.
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Swedish clothing icon H&M joins global clamour to end human rights abu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 17 (ANI): Days after the US imposed a ban on import of five specific manufacturers in Xinjiang, Swedish clothing icon H&M has decided not to buy raw materials from the region's farms and factories suspected of using "forced labour".
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Govt taken steps for employment generation during Covid-19 pandemic: Labou
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday said that a number of "unprecedented steps" have been taken by the Union Government for labour welfare and employment including for migrant workers across India during COVID-19 pand
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Govt has taken unprecedented measures for labour welfare, employment gener
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar said on Wednesday that "a number of unprecedented steps have been taken by the Union Government for labour welfare and employment including for migrant workers across India during COVID
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US Homeland Security took decisive action on products exported from Xinjia
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday (local time) said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken decisive action to withhold the release of certain goods into the US linked to forced labour in China.
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US bans five exports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): In another crackdown on China, the United States has banned cotton, hair products, computer components, and some textiles from China's Xinjiang province which are made "using forced labour".
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Government took initiatives to create jobs at local level: Santosh Gangwar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar on Monday said that the global spread of COVID-19 followed by lockdowns has affected global economies including India but the government has taken initiatives for creating jobs at the loc
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Has COVID-19 increased the risk of modern slavery in Asia?
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, September 14 (ANI): A recently published study revealed that the risk of modern slavery is higher than at any point since 2017 in manufacturing hubs across Asia.
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Work towards creating employment opportunities for labourers: Bhagwat to R
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that the Sangh volunteers should work towards creating employment opportunities for labourers.
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Centre, state govts should provide adequate opportunities for labourers: M
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday urged the Centre and state governments to provide adequate opportunity to labourers, who, she said are somehow working under MNREGA to feed their family.
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'Country lost crusader of liberation of bonded labourers': Manmohan Singh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday "expressed shock and anguish" over the passing away of social activist and former Haryana MLA Swami Agnivesh and conveyed his condolences to his followers.
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