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Tamil Nadu Withholds Bill That Allows 12-Hour Shift In Factories
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to withhold amendments to the Factories Act, 1948, which was passed last week amid strong criticism and protests.
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Registered Factories Can Employ Women In Night Shifts: Karnataka
The Karnataka government today issued a notification allowing women to work in night shifts (7 pm to 6 am) in all factories registered under the factories act.
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Pakistan Killed 5,000 people; 20,000 Missing, Say Baloch Activists
As the United Nations General Assembly started, a group of Balochistan activists protested outside its headquarters in New York against Pakistan's human right violations in the region.
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Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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Small Factories Bill Likely to Come Up in Next Parliament Session
The The Small Factories (Facilitation and Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Bill, 2015, which aims to regulate the employment and other conditions of service of employees employed in small factories, is likely to be tabled in next Parliament session.
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Maharashtra Could Let Employees Avail Paid Leave After 90 Working Days
In a move that would benefit public as well as private sector employees in Maharashtra, the state government is planning to bring down to 90 the number of working days to avail paid holiday from the present 240 days.
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Palestinians Mark Their 1948 Displacement
Palestinians are marching to commemorate their displacement in the 1948 Mideast war that followed the establishment of the state of Israel.
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Tamil Nadu Withholds Bill That Allows 12-Hour Shift In Factories
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to withhold amendments to the Factories Act, 1948, which was passed last week amid strong criticism and protests.
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Registered Factories Can Employ Women In Night Shifts: Karnataka
The Karnataka government today issued a notification allowing women to work in night shifts (7 pm to 6 am) in all factories registered under the factories act.
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Pakistan Killed 5,000 people; 20,000 Missing, Say Baloch Activists
As the United Nations General Assembly started, a group of Balochistan activists protested outside its headquarters in New York against Pakistan's human right violations in the region.
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Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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Small Factories Bill Likely to Come Up in Next Parliament Session
The The Small Factories (Facilitation and Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Bill, 2015, which aims to regulate the employment and other conditions of service of employees employed in small factories, is likely to be tabled in next Parliament session.
-
Maharashtra Could Let Employees Avail Paid Leave After 90 Working Days
In a move that would benefit public as well as private sector employees in Maharashtra, the state government is planning to bring down to 90 the number of working days to avail paid holiday from the present 240 days.
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Palestinians Mark Their 1948 Displacement
Palestinians are marching to commemorate their displacement in the 1948 Mideast war that followed the establishment of the state of Israel.
