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Centre Launches Free Health Checkup Initiative For Workers Above 40
The Centre has launched a nationwide free annual health screening programme for workers aged above 40 under the new Labour Codes. The initiative aims to detect diabetes, hypertension and heart disease early through ESIC hospitals.
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Opinion | India's 12-Hour Workday Is The Wrong Kind Of Capitalism
While the rest of the world frets over artificial intelligence and how it could hollow out demand for human effort, a zeitgeist-defying idea is taking hold in India.
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10 Indian Labourers Injured After Building, Hit By Crane, Collapses In Nepal
Ten Indian labourers were injured on Wednesday when parts of an under-construction factory building collapsed in Western Nepal, police said.
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India's Labour Force Sees Rise In Number Of Self-Employed Women: Study
A recent rise in women's participation in India's labour force was led by self-employment, likely driven by distress more than economic growth, a study said on Wednesday.
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Majority Of India's 900 Million Workforce Stop Looking For Jobs: Report
India's job creation problem is morphing into a greater threat: a growing number of people are no longer even looking for work.
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Efforts On To Rescue 33 Indian Workers Held "Hostage" By Somalian Company
The Indian High Commission in Kenya has said that it is in touch with the Somalian government to rescue 33 Indian labourers who are allegedly being kept hostage by a company in Mogadishu. It also said that it was trying to provide the required assistance to the labourers.
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Families Of Men "Stranded" In Dubai Seek Government Help
Family members of 26 men "stranded" in Dubai have appealed to the government for help, an official said today.
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Qatar Reassures India After PM Modi Raises Abuse Of Migrant Workers
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state, a statement said on Monday.
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No Respect for Blue Collar Workers, Says PM Modi: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 46th Indian Labour Conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today.
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Are Indian Domestics Less Attractive For Saudis?
The Indian consulate in Jeddah has received a few requests to ratify contracts of the domestic workers in Saudi Arabia after India imposed a bank guarantee requirement to be fulfilled by employers, a media report said on Saturday.
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No Indian in Iraq With Labour Issues: Ministry of External Affairs
There is no Indian left in Iraq's Basra city with labour issues after the arrival of 168 Indians back home in the past one week from there, External Affairs Ministry said today.
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77 Indians Not Held Captive by Steel Company in Sri Lanka, Will be Back Soon: Centre
The government has said that 77 contractual workers stranded in Sri Lanka are "not being held captive" but are caught in a labour dispute with the private steel company they work for.
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Worker from Tamil Nadu in Libya killed in road accident: Indian Embassy
The Indian Embassy in Tripoli has said that, Mr Murugaiah, contract worker from Tamil Nadu, employed with a Korean group, died in a road accident. It was alleged that the worker died in anti-government violence in Libya. According to the Embassy, during the night of Saturday, 19th February, a group comprising three Indians and two Egyptians were tr...
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Centre Launches Free Health Checkup Initiative For Workers Above 40
The Centre has launched a nationwide free annual health screening programme for workers aged above 40 under the new Labour Codes. The initiative aims to detect diabetes, hypertension and heart disease early through ESIC hospitals.
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Opinion | India's 12-Hour Workday Is The Wrong Kind Of Capitalism
While the rest of the world frets over artificial intelligence and how it could hollow out demand for human effort, a zeitgeist-defying idea is taking hold in India.
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10 Indian Labourers Injured After Building, Hit By Crane, Collapses In Nepal
Ten Indian labourers were injured on Wednesday when parts of an under-construction factory building collapsed in Western Nepal, police said.
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India's Labour Force Sees Rise In Number Of Self-Employed Women: Study
A recent rise in women's participation in India's labour force was led by self-employment, likely driven by distress more than economic growth, a study said on Wednesday.
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Majority Of India's 900 Million Workforce Stop Looking For Jobs: Report
India's job creation problem is morphing into a greater threat: a growing number of people are no longer even looking for work.
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Efforts On To Rescue 33 Indian Workers Held "Hostage" By Somalian Company
The Indian High Commission in Kenya has said that it is in touch with the Somalian government to rescue 33 Indian labourers who are allegedly being kept hostage by a company in Mogadishu. It also said that it was trying to provide the required assistance to the labourers.
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Families Of Men "Stranded" In Dubai Seek Government Help
Family members of 26 men "stranded" in Dubai have appealed to the government for help, an official said today.
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Qatar Reassures India After PM Modi Raises Abuse Of Migrant Workers
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state, a statement said on Monday.
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No Respect for Blue Collar Workers, Says PM Modi: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 46th Indian Labour Conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today.
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Are Indian Domestics Less Attractive For Saudis?
The Indian consulate in Jeddah has received a few requests to ratify contracts of the domestic workers in Saudi Arabia after India imposed a bank guarantee requirement to be fulfilled by employers, a media report said on Saturday.
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No Indian in Iraq With Labour Issues: Ministry of External Affairs
There is no Indian left in Iraq's Basra city with labour issues after the arrival of 168 Indians back home in the past one week from there, External Affairs Ministry said today.
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77 Indians Not Held Captive by Steel Company in Sri Lanka, Will be Back Soon: Centre
The government has said that 77 contractual workers stranded in Sri Lanka are "not being held captive" but are caught in a labour dispute with the private steel company they work for.
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Worker from Tamil Nadu in Libya killed in road accident: Indian Embassy
The Indian Embassy in Tripoli has said that, Mr Murugaiah, contract worker from Tamil Nadu, employed with a Korean group, died in a road accident. It was alleged that the worker died in anti-government violence in Libya. According to the Embassy, during the night of Saturday, 19th February, a group comprising three Indians and two Egyptians were tr...
