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Hong Kong's Migrant Domestic Workers In Limbo After Massive Fire Kills 146
Sobs could be heard across Hong Kong's Victoria Park at the weekend as hundreds of migrant workers mourned victims of Hong Kong's worst fire in more than a century and prayed for missing friends.
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Laws Alone Not Enough, Domestic Workers Deserve Rights And Dignity: Experts
Laws alone are not sufficient if people make no effort to treat domestic workers as workers with rights like any other, experts said at a discussion held by the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) in Delhi.
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"Screamed For Help": Bengal Woman Beaten Up By Bengaluru Cops For 3 Hours
A 34-year-old domestic worker from West Bengal and her husband were allegedly brutally assaulted by the Bengaluru police for three hours on charges of stealing a diamond ring from her employer's house.
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Bengaluru Domestic Worker Slams Pet Dog To Death In Apartment Lift
A domestic worker was arrested after she was caught on CCTV smashing a pet dog to death inside the lift of a Bengaluru apartment.
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No Employment Without Agreement: Karnataka's Draft Domestic Workers' Bill
The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) draft bill prepared by the state Labour Department prohibits employment of domestic workers without agreement and mandates paying minimum wages to them.
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Minimum Wage For Domestic Workers? Karnataka Plans 5% Welfare Cess
It was only recently that the Karnataka Labour department brought in a bill to provide social security to gig workers in Karnataka, close on the heels of that, now a bill for social security of domestic workers in its planning stages.
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"Train US Workers": Trump Warns Foreign Companies After Hyundai Plant Raided
President Donald Trump on Sunday warned foreign companies to obey US law after some 300 allegedly illegal South Korean workers were arrested at a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern state of Georgia.
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Singapore Court Imposes Hefty Fine On Maid For Moonlighting On Rest Days
In Singapore, foreign domestic workers are prohibited from taking on additional jobs, even on rest days.
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Woman Kills Her Newborn After Delivering In Bathroom, Dumps Body In Trash
A 26-year-old domestic worker was arrested for allegedly strangling her newborn to death after giving birth in her employer's bathroom in Patel Nagar, an official said on Thursday.
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Apple to Invest Additional $100 Billion in the US, Raising Total Investment to $600 Billion Over Next 4 Years
The new pledge raises Apple's total domestic investment commitment in the US to $600 billion over the next four years. Earlier this year, the company announced it would invest $500 billion and hire 20,000 workers across the country in that period.
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Sex Tape Scandal To Conviction: Timeline Of Case Against Ex-MP Prajwal Revanna
The case pertains to the rape of a 48-year-old woman who worked as domestic help at the family's Gannikada farmhouse in Hassan.
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Indian National Jailed In Singapore For Job Scam Using Fake Documents
A 20-year-old Indian national has been charged with cheating and using forged documents to deceive a domestic worker into paying over SGD 2,000 for fake job offers for her relatives, The Straits Times reported.
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Gurugram's Missing Maids and Sanitation Workers Linked to Immigration Crackdown: Reports
Residents took to social media to share their experience about the sudden disappearance of domestic workers and sanitation staff in parts of Gurugram.
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India Secures 3-Year Exemption From Social Security Contribution In UK
India has secured a three-year exemption from social security contributions for domestic workers who are temporarily in the UK and their employers under the Double Contribution Convention Agreement (DCCA).
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"Chores? Hardly know'em!": Australian Woman's Video On India's Domestic Help Culture Sparks Discussion
An Australian woman living in India has sparked a debate online after sharing her thoughts on the "least talked about cultural differences between India and the West" - household culture in the country.
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Hong Kong's Migrant Domestic Workers In Limbo After Massive Fire Kills 146
Sobs could be heard across Hong Kong's Victoria Park at the weekend as hundreds of migrant workers mourned victims of Hong Kong's worst fire in more than a century and prayed for missing friends.
-
Laws Alone Not Enough, Domestic Workers Deserve Rights And Dignity: Experts
Laws alone are not sufficient if people make no effort to treat domestic workers as workers with rights like any other, experts said at a discussion held by the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) in Delhi.
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"Screamed For Help": Bengal Woman Beaten Up By Bengaluru Cops For 3 Hours
A 34-year-old domestic worker from West Bengal and her husband were allegedly brutally assaulted by the Bengaluru police for three hours on charges of stealing a diamond ring from her employer's house.
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Bengaluru Domestic Worker Slams Pet Dog To Death In Apartment Lift
A domestic worker was arrested after she was caught on CCTV smashing a pet dog to death inside the lift of a Bengaluru apartment.
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No Employment Without Agreement: Karnataka's Draft Domestic Workers' Bill
The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) draft bill prepared by the state Labour Department prohibits employment of domestic workers without agreement and mandates paying minimum wages to them.
-
Minimum Wage For Domestic Workers? Karnataka Plans 5% Welfare Cess
It was only recently that the Karnataka Labour department brought in a bill to provide social security to gig workers in Karnataka, close on the heels of that, now a bill for social security of domestic workers in its planning stages.
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"Train US Workers": Trump Warns Foreign Companies After Hyundai Plant Raided
President Donald Trump on Sunday warned foreign companies to obey US law after some 300 allegedly illegal South Korean workers were arrested at a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern state of Georgia.
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Singapore Court Imposes Hefty Fine On Maid For Moonlighting On Rest Days
In Singapore, foreign domestic workers are prohibited from taking on additional jobs, even on rest days.
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Woman Kills Her Newborn After Delivering In Bathroom, Dumps Body In Trash
A 26-year-old domestic worker was arrested for allegedly strangling her newborn to death after giving birth in her employer's bathroom in Patel Nagar, an official said on Thursday.
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Apple to Invest Additional $100 Billion in the US, Raising Total Investment to $600 Billion Over Next 4 Years
The new pledge raises Apple's total domestic investment commitment in the US to $600 billion over the next four years. Earlier this year, the company announced it would invest $500 billion and hire 20,000 workers across the country in that period.
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Sex Tape Scandal To Conviction: Timeline Of Case Against Ex-MP Prajwal Revanna
The case pertains to the rape of a 48-year-old woman who worked as domestic help at the family's Gannikada farmhouse in Hassan.
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Indian National Jailed In Singapore For Job Scam Using Fake Documents
A 20-year-old Indian national has been charged with cheating and using forged documents to deceive a domestic worker into paying over SGD 2,000 for fake job offers for her relatives, The Straits Times reported.
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Gurugram's Missing Maids and Sanitation Workers Linked to Immigration Crackdown: Reports
Residents took to social media to share their experience about the sudden disappearance of domestic workers and sanitation staff in parts of Gurugram.
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India Secures 3-Year Exemption From Social Security Contribution In UK
India has secured a three-year exemption from social security contributions for domestic workers who are temporarily in the UK and their employers under the Double Contribution Convention Agreement (DCCA).
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"Chores? Hardly know'em!": Australian Woman's Video On India's Domestic Help Culture Sparks Discussion
An Australian woman living in India has sparked a debate online after sharing her thoughts on the "least talked about cultural differences between India and the West" - household culture in the country.
