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Cabinet approves MoUs with German agency in occupational diseases, vocatio
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval for MoUs between India and Germany for collaboration in occupational diseases, re-habilitation and vocational training of insured persons with disabilities.
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All India Occupational Therapists' Association to embark on month-long awa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Oct 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a novel initiative, scores of Occupational Therapists across the country, will resort to a walkathon and perform street plays in the KEM precincts on November 9 to create awareness about the key contribution of occupational therapy in
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Trivandrum: United Trade Unions stage protest march against new Labour Bil
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India] Aug 2 (ANI): United Trade Unions staged a protest march here on Friday against the two new Labour Bills-The Code on Wages and The Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions- that was passed in Lok Sabha.
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Bill to subsume 13 labour laws introduced in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): A Bill that amalgamates provisions of 13 Central Labour Acts to enhance safety, health and working conditions of workers was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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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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Japan says high heels for women at work 'occupationally necessary'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jun 6 (ANI): A Japanese minister on Wednesday sparked controversy with his statement that it is "socially accepted" to force women to wear high heels at workplaces. For many years now Japanese offices required women to wear high heels.
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More than 1 in 10 people with lung diseases could be sick due to occupatio
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): More than one in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick due to breathing in vapours, gas, dust or fumes, at a workplace, reported a study.
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If Article 370 is scrapped then India will become an occupational force in
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said if the Central government scrapped Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, then India will become just an occupation
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NIOH to develop occupational health programme in Indian context
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): The National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), an ICMR institute and the training division of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), is developing a unique program designed for the care and compliance of unorganised sector wor
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Cabinet approves MoU with Germany over OSH
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Germany Cooperation in the field of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).
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Work permit mandatory for Indian workers in Nepal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] Feb 06 (ANI): Nepal government has made it mandatory for Indian citizens who come to work in Nepal’s industries and other institutions to possess necessary work permits.
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General cognitive ability during youth predicts mental capacity later in l
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): A person's early adult general cognitive ability (GCA) is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in life than factors such as higher education, occupational complexity or engaging in late-life intellectual activities, a new study, pu
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