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Govt. keen on fostering conducive labour environment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament today said that the government is keen on fostering a conducive labour environment wherein labour rights are protected and harmonious labour relations lead to higher
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Study reveals labour migration in India increasing at an accelerating rate
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan. 31 (ANI): The Economic Survey 2016-17 states new estimates of labour migration in India have on the basis of a study revealed that inter-state labor mobility is significantly higher than previous estimates.
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Amritsar gets maiden Model Career Centre to battle unemployment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): With an aim to bring job seekers and employers on the same platform, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, in collaboration with the University Grant Commission (UGC), established the first Model Career Centre (MCC) at the Guru Nanak Dev University
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India will add 160-170 million labour force by 2020: study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): India's labour force will expand by 160-170 million in 2020, depends on various factors which includes population growth rate, labour force participation, education enrolment at higher levels etc, an ASSOCHAM -Thought Arbitrage joint study has pointed ou
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Here's why women above 35 face pregnancy complications
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 13 (ANI): A study reveals that pregnant women over 35 years old are more likely to have complications during delivery due to delayed and longer labour stages as their uterus can contract.
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World's jobless to rise amid economic uncertainty, growing inequality
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan. 13 (ANI): The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), which released its 2017 World Employment and Social Outlook on Thursday, finds economic growth trends lagging behind employment needs and predicts both rising unemployment and worsening social in
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Akhnoor attack: General Bipin Rawat sanctions Rs. 1 lakh to family of thre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday sanctioned Rs one lakh each to kins of three labourers, who lost their lives in a terrorist attack on General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor region.
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Defence Experts urge international community to take steps to finish terro
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal/New Delhi [India], Jan. 9 (ANI): With the death of three labourers working in the General Engineering Reserve Force (GREF) camp near LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu, Defence Experts on Monday said the world must take serious steps to finish terrorism as there is no doubt that Pakistani
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J-K: Akhnoor on high alert post death of GREF labourers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan. 9 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor has been put on high alert after three labourers working with the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) were killed in an attack on their camp on Monday.
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Kerala: Two arrested for raping, murdering woman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): The police on Wednesday arrested two labourers in Kerala's Idukki District on charges of raping and killing a 30-year-old woman.
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PM's New Year announcement aims to provide social security to senior
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan. 1(ANI): Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya on Sunday said the scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on New Year's eve aims to take care of senior citizens of the nation by providing social security.
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EPF interest rate cut down to 8.65 pct in workers interest: Dattatreya
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec. 19(ANI): Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday said that the government has fixed 8.65 percent interest on Employee Provident Fund (EPF) deposits, adding this is the best rate that can be fixed in the present economic scenario.
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