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1.6 Billion Risk Losing Jobs Due To Coronavirus Pandemic: UN Labour Body
Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy, nearly half of the global workforce, face an immediate danger of losing their livelihoods due to the continued sharp decline in working hours because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Labour Organization has said.
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UN Denies India Singled Out Over Slavery Estimates
The United Nations on Friday defended its new global estimates on slavery after local media reported that India's intelligence agency advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discredit the research, saying it may tarnish the country's image and exports.
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India Can Ratify Global Labour Norms With New Laws, Says Union Minister
India will be able to ratify two International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, 182 and 138, related to maternity benefits and abolition of child labour, as the country has completely banned it up to the age of 14 years, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
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Wars And Poverty Force Gaza Children To Work
Instead of going to school, Walid and Ibrahim spend hours each day rummaging through houses destroyed in Gaza's wars in search of scrap to raise a few shekels for their families.
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Bangladesh Says 80% of Garment Factories Safe
More than 80 per cent of Bangladesh's garment factories supplying global retailers have been found to be safe, the government said today, citing improvements made after a deadly 2013 accident.
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Open to Different Options on Land Bill Issue: Government
The Centre today indicated that it was open to different options on the land bill issue but insisted that "we can move forward" only after the Joint Committee of Parliament looking into the matter submits its report.
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Nearly Half of World's Elderly Lack Pension: International Labour Organisation
Nearly half of the world's elderly receive no pension, while many of those who do receive too little and are widely seeing their benefits slashed, the International Labour Organization said on Tuesday.
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US 'Losing Out' Over Paid Maternity Leave: UN
The United States is one of just three countries not to guarantee any paid maternity leave, a policy that costs the country dearly, the UN's labour agency said on Tuesday.
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1.6 Billion Risk Losing Jobs Due To Coronavirus Pandemic: UN Labour Body
Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy, nearly half of the global workforce, face an immediate danger of losing their livelihoods due to the continued sharp decline in working hours because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Labour Organization has said.
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UN Denies India Singled Out Over Slavery Estimates
The United Nations on Friday defended its new global estimates on slavery after local media reported that India's intelligence agency advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discredit the research, saying it may tarnish the country's image and exports.
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India Can Ratify Global Labour Norms With New Laws, Says Union Minister
India will be able to ratify two International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, 182 and 138, related to maternity benefits and abolition of child labour, as the country has completely banned it up to the age of 14 years, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
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Wars And Poverty Force Gaza Children To Work
Instead of going to school, Walid and Ibrahim spend hours each day rummaging through houses destroyed in Gaza's wars in search of scrap to raise a few shekels for their families.
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Bangladesh Says 80% of Garment Factories Safe
More than 80 per cent of Bangladesh's garment factories supplying global retailers have been found to be safe, the government said today, citing improvements made after a deadly 2013 accident.
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Open to Different Options on Land Bill Issue: Government
The Centre today indicated that it was open to different options on the land bill issue but insisted that "we can move forward" only after the Joint Committee of Parliament looking into the matter submits its report.
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Nearly Half of World's Elderly Lack Pension: International Labour Organisation
Nearly half of the world's elderly receive no pension, while many of those who do receive too little and are widely seeing their benefits slashed, the International Labour Organization said on Tuesday.
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US 'Losing Out' Over Paid Maternity Leave: UN
The United States is one of just three countries not to guarantee any paid maternity leave, a policy that costs the country dearly, the UN's labour agency said on Tuesday.
