India's $200 Billion Tech Services Industry A Work From Home Boon For Women
India News | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Wednesday November 25, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has hit women worldwide with job losses and closures of childcare centers. Yet a surprising bright spot is emerging: India's $200 billion technology services industry, where new rules are expected to provide female workers with a broad swath of flexible work arrangements and fresh employment opportunities.
"Unspeakable Period": Female Medical Staff In Coronavirus-Hit China Protest
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday March 7, 2020
China's fight against the coronavirus epidemic has triggered anger over the neglect of frontline female workers who have struggled to access menstrual products, battled with ill-fitting equipment and had their heads shaved.
Xiaomi India Chief Manu Kumar Jain Calls 'To Make India a More Export-Friendly' Market
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 23, 2019
Xiaomi currently has seven smartphone manufacturing plants in India in partnership with Taiwanese multinational electronics company Foxconn and Singapore-based technological manufacturer Flex.
Walt Disney Sued Over Alleged Gender Pay Parity
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 4, 2019
Two Walt Disney Studios employees have filed a lawsuit claiming the company discriminates against female workers by paying them less than men.
Daycare Worker Stabs 3 Babies, 2 Adults In New York
World News | Reuters | Saturday September 22, 2018
A female worker stabbed three babies at a home-based daycare centre in New York City on Friday before slashing her own wrists and being taken into custody, police said.
Female Participation In Urban Workforce In India Lower Than Rural Areas
Jobs | Edited by Anisha Singh | Friday March 17, 2017
The women worker participation rate in urban areas of India is low, states a report presented in united Nations. According to an estimate almost 120 million Indian women which is about 80% of the total female workers are employed in the rural sector.
Sexual Abuse Plagues Female Workers In Maharashtra's Sugarcane Fields
Reuters | Monday August 8, 2016
Mumbai: Every year after the monsoon, Gouri Bhiwde and her husband joined tens of thousands of workers migrating to the west of Maharashtra state to cut sugarcane. Every year, Bhiwde and other female labourers were sexually assaulted by supervisors and landowners, she said. After one difficult pregnancy, Bhiwde’s husband and his family took her t...
64 Indian Female Workers Transferred to Shelter in Kuwait
World News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 12, 2015
Sixty-four distressed Indian female workers in Kuwait have been shifted to a government-run shelter where they would be provided with free lodging and medical treatment.
India's $200 Billion Tech Services Industry A Work From Home Boon For Women
India News | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Wednesday November 25, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has hit women worldwide with job losses and closures of childcare centers. Yet a surprising bright spot is emerging: India's $200 billion technology services industry, where new rules are expected to provide female workers with a broad swath of flexible work arrangements and fresh employment opportunities.
"Unspeakable Period": Female Medical Staff In Coronavirus-Hit China Protest
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday March 7, 2020
China's fight against the coronavirus epidemic has triggered anger over the neglect of frontline female workers who have struggled to access menstrual products, battled with ill-fitting equipment and had their heads shaved.
Xiaomi India Chief Manu Kumar Jain Calls 'To Make India a More Export-Friendly' Market
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 23, 2019
Xiaomi currently has seven smartphone manufacturing plants in India in partnership with Taiwanese multinational electronics company Foxconn and Singapore-based technological manufacturer Flex.
Walt Disney Sued Over Alleged Gender Pay Parity
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 4, 2019
Two Walt Disney Studios employees have filed a lawsuit claiming the company discriminates against female workers by paying them less than men.
Daycare Worker Stabs 3 Babies, 2 Adults In New York
World News | Reuters | Saturday September 22, 2018
A female worker stabbed three babies at a home-based daycare centre in New York City on Friday before slashing her own wrists and being taken into custody, police said.
Female Participation In Urban Workforce In India Lower Than Rural Areas
Jobs | Edited by Anisha Singh | Friday March 17, 2017
The women worker participation rate in urban areas of India is low, states a report presented in united Nations. According to an estimate almost 120 million Indian women which is about 80% of the total female workers are employed in the rural sector.
Sexual Abuse Plagues Female Workers In Maharashtra's Sugarcane Fields
Reuters | Monday August 8, 2016
Mumbai: Every year after the monsoon, Gouri Bhiwde and her husband joined tens of thousands of workers migrating to the west of Maharashtra state to cut sugarcane. Every year, Bhiwde and other female labourers were sexually assaulted by supervisors and landowners, she said. After one difficult pregnancy, Bhiwde’s husband and his family took her t...
64 Indian Female Workers Transferred to Shelter in Kuwait
World News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 12, 2015
Sixty-four distressed Indian female workers in Kuwait have been shifted to a government-run shelter where they would be provided with free lodging and medical treatment.
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