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Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 1 (ANI): The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy -- that is nearly half of the global workforce -- stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, the Inte
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Karnataka Govt appoints nodal officers to monitor movement of stranded peo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 1 (ANI): Karnataka government has assigned State Nodal Officers after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order regarding the inter-state movement of stranded migrant workers, tourists, pilgrims and students during the lockdown period.
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PM, Home Minister should arrange trains for stranded migrants: Congress MP
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar, Akhilesh Prasad Singh has appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to arrange trains for stranded migrants of Bihar across the country.
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Adhir Ranjan requests PM Modi to arrange trains to ferry stranded migrants
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the return of migrant labourers stranded across different States, by trains while ensuring all safety protocols.
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Punjab CM urges PM Modi for special trains to facilitate return of migrant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to advise Railway Ministry to arrange special trains to move stranded migrants to their respective destinations.
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Kerala CM seeks special trains from Centre to transport stranded migrant l
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 30 (ANI): Welcoming the Centre's decision to allow inter-state movement of migrant labourers, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday demanded special non-stop trains for them.
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With no food, migrant Maharashtra labourers protest in MP
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 30 (ANI): Scores of stranded migrant labourers from Maharashtra held a protest at Mumbai-Barwani stretch of the National Highway 3 on Thursday after the police stopped them to cross Madhya Pradesh border due to lockdown.
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New Labour Party leader repositions stance on Kashmir
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 30 (ANI): The new leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, has dropped his party's position on Kashmir, which his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn took before losing the election to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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J-K shortly issuing detailed SoP to facilitate organised movement of labou
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 30 (ANI): Principal Secretary Planning and Information, J&K, Rohit Kansal on Thursday said that the Union Territory will be shortly issuing detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) to facilitate the movement of labour and students.
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Not possible to bring back all labourers and students, says Bihar Minister
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 30 (ANI): Bihar Minister and JDU leader Ashok Chaudhary on Thursday stated that it is not possible for the state government to send buses for lakhs of migrant labourers and students stranded in different states and bring them back.
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Jharkhand CM thanks Centre for issuing guidelines allowing return of stude
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 30 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said that he was thankful to the Centre for issuing guidelines for bringing back students and migrant labourers stuck in various parts of the country during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Reason behind Centre's decision to send back migrants amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Centre took the decision to send the migrants back to their homes after receiving feedback from several business giants and other intellectuals. Ever since the coronavirus started to wreak havoc in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given
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