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Chhattisgarh: Van carrying 30 women labourers overturns
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 15 (ANI): A pick-up van carrying around 30 women labourers overturned in the Dhamatri district of Chhattisgarh injuring 20.
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Telangana: 52 child labourers rescued from bangle manufacturing units in R
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranga Reddy (Telangana) [India], July 13 (ANI): Telangana Police have rescued 52 children who were working as bonded labourers in bangle manufacturing units at Balapur.
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US Secretary of Labour steps down after Epstein controversy
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 13 (ANI): The US Secretary of Labour, Alex Acosta, announced his resignation on Friday after he came under the scanner due to his past handling of a plea deal related to financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Cabinet approves bill that subsumes 13 labour laws
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of a bill in Parliament that amalgamates provisions of 13 Central Labour Acts to enhance safety, health and working conditions of workers.
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Cabinet approves bill that subsumes 13 central labour laws
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of a bill in Parliament that amalgamates provisions of 13 Central Labour Acts to enhance safety, health and working conditions of workers.
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12 children rescued from wire factory in Kathua
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir [India], July 10 (ANI): Twelve children, who were allegedly working in a cable assembling factory in Kathua, were rescued by Child Protection Services (CPS), said police. The factory owner has been apprehended.
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Odisha govt announces Rs 222 crore bonus for Kendu leaf pluckers, labourer
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Odisha government on Tuesday announced Rs 222 crore bonus and other incentives for Kendu pluckers, binders and other labourers for the leaf season 2018.
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'Multiple labour laws to be standardised into four codes'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that multiple labour laws will be streamlined into four labour codes to standardise registration and to reduce disputes.
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Deregulating labour laws would create more jobs: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Deregulating labour law restrictions can create significantly more number of jobs in the economy, the pre-Budget Economic Survey has said.
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Cabinet approves bill to codify labour laws, increase protection of minimu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of a bill that will codify relevant provisions of four existing laws and intends to increase the legislative protection of minimum wage to the entire workforce.
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Mangaluru's night school for underpriviliged children turns 76
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 3 (ANI): With an aim to provide quality education to the bright and talented unprivileged children, a school in Mangaluru is imparting free education to students, especially daily wage labourers.
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MP: Flood in a dry river traps 7 labours in Burhanpur
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Seven labours working on the construction of a bridge on Nepanagar road in Burhanpur area were trapped after a dry river flooded due to heavy rains occured in the area on Sunday.
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