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China uses Uyghur labourers to produce COVID-19 PPE kits for export
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 20 (ANI): As the coronavirus cases continue to surge globally, the Chinese companies are using Uyghur labourers through contentious government-sponsored programme to produce personal protection equipment (PPE) both for domestic purpose and export, the New York Times rep
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Plea seeks recording of statement of rescued children through video confer
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Delhi government, city police and others on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to conduct the statement of children rescued from bonded labour under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Proced
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British Parliamentary group headed by MP Abrahams, who was denied entry in
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 19 (ANI): A British parliamentary group, chaired by Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, who was denied entry into India earlier this year, received Rs 30 lakhs from Pakistan government for a visit to Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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4 labourers die while cleaning chemical waste tank in Ahmedabad
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 18 (ANI): In a tragic incident, four labourers died while cleaning a chemical waste tank in a textile factory in Ahmedabad's Dholka district, here on Saturday.
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COVID-19 screening, samples centre established in J-K for migrant labourer
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): A COVID-19 screening and sampling centre has been established at Qazigund in Anantnag for migrant labourers coming from outside Kashmir valley.
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Trump administration blocks top US health official from testifying at Hous
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 18 (ANI): The Trump administration has blocked the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield from testifying at a hearing before a US House Education and Labour Committee to discuss steps to reopen schools amid the novel coronavirus dise
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US labour market faces slowdown amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The US labour market recovery is losing momentum, as a new wave of coronavirus infections causes heightened employer uncertainty and consumer caution, The WallStreet Journal reported.
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SC adjourns to July 24 hearing on PILs over 'miseries' of migrants laboure
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to July 24 hearing on a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) over the "miseries and difficulties" being faced by migrants labourers across the country following the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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1 killed, over 18 injured in bus-truck collision near Kanpur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): A man was killed and over 18 people were injured when a bus carrying migrant labourers collided with a truck near Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur in the wee hours of Friday.
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Sonu Sood donates 25,000 face shields to Maharashtra Police
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 17 (ANI): After helping scores of stranded migrant labourers return to their native places amidst the coronavirus pandemic, actor Sonu Sood has now extended a helping hand towards the coronavirus warriors as he donated 25,000 face shields to Maharashtra Pol
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Global economy not out of the woods yet: IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 16 (ANI): The global economy continues to face challenges, including the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19, and governments should keep their support programmes in place, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.
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Manipur: Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurates NSTI extension ce
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey on Wednesday inaugurated a National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Extension Centre located at the campus of Government ITI in Imphal through a Video conference.
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