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Gujarat: Diamond workers in Surat quitting jobs due to low wages
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 27 (ANI): The diamond industry in Surat is facing a shortage of workers as they are quitting jobs due to low wages.
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Study: Direct deposit leads to 'digital empowerment' for women workers in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): A study led by economists at Yale University, giving greater digital control over their wages to women in India's Madhya Pradesh led them to enter the labour force and also liberalised their beliefs about working women.
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Direct deposit is 'digital empowerment' for women workers in India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], July 2 (ANI): During a new study, co-authored by Yale economists Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer Moore, giving greater digital control over their wages to women in India's Madhya Pradesh led them to enter the labour force and also liberalised their beliefs about working wom
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Expert Group on fixation of minimum wages, national floor wages to give ea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Central Government has clarified that the Expert Group, constituted to to provide technical inputs and recommendations on fixation of Minimum Wages and National Floor Wages to the Centre, will submit its recommendations to the government as early as poss
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Pakistan: Power workers hold protest demanding hike in wages, pensions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): Thousands of electricity workers held a rally in Lahore's Bakhtiar Labour Hall to demand raise in wages and pensions of workers employed in government, semi-government, industrial and commercial sector, banks and media by 30 per cent.
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Average Indian household to spend 35.3 pc of budget on food in 2025: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 11 (ANI): The average Indian household will spend 35.3 per cent of total household budget on food in 2025, increasing by 2.1 percentage points from 33.2 per cent in 2005, Fitch Solutions said on Friday.
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Government revises rate of minimum wages for central sphere employees
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): At a time when the country is struggling with the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the government on Friday revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) given to workers engaged in various scheduled employments in central sphere.
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Renault Samsung Motors' union strike closes the company's workplace
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 6 (ANI/Global Economic): In 2020, when the union of Renault Samsung Motors, which was negotiating wages and collective agreements, went on a strike, the company closed down.
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Centre rejuvenates 20 control rooms to address grievances of migrant worke
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Labour and Employment has rejuvenated 20 control rooms to address wage-related grievances of workers in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bangladesh police opens fire on workers protesting over low wages at Chine
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 17 (ANI): At least five people were shot dead on Saturday as police opened fire at workers of a Chinese-backed power plant in Banshkhali Upazila of Chittagong.
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Maryam Nawaz slams Imran Khan for claiming he wages 'jihad' against corrup
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Pakistan opposition leader Maryam Nawaz has slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan after the latter said that he daily goes to his office to wage 'jihad' against corruption.
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Congress can do anything for votes, its alliance in Assam not 'mahajot' bu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lakhimpur (Assam) [India], March 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a strong attack on Congress, saying that its "hand is with people whose foundation has been to destroy the identity of Assam" and that the main opposition party in the state wants to wrest power
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