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Heatwave May Melt 4% Of GDP, Raise Medical Bills, Dent Productivity
Extreme heat has already accounted for around $159 billion in lost productivity, roughly 5.4 per cent of India's income.
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US Lawmaker Introduces Bill To End H-1B Visa Program
A US lawmaker has introduced a bill to end the H-1B visa program, saying corporations have repeatedly abused this system and imported cheaper foreign labour into America.
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"Give Land Rights To Workers Or...": Assam Government Warns Tea Estates
During the winter session of the Assembly in November, the state government brought a legislation, 'Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to distribute land in tea estates' labour lines among workers for housing ownership.
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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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Prior Notice Before Lockout Now A Must As Madhya Pradesh Tweaks Labour Laws
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved revised rules of the Labor Department, making it mandatory for industry management to issue a one-and-a-half-month notice before declaring a strike or initiating a lockout.
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"Cheaper, Accurate": Bill Gates Warns Against Artificial Intelligence's Advancement In Jobs
Artificial intelligence will free us to do better work, but the world may not be ready for how fast it's growing, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said.
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Power Cut Because He Can't Pay Bill, UP Man Gets Rs 11-Crore Tax Notice
His electricity had been disconnected because he couldn't pay his bill, but that didn't prevent an Aligarh man from getting the shock of his life.
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UK Parliament Approves Bill To Renationalise Rail Services
Legislation put forward by the UK's new Labour government to renationalise the country's rail services, most of which are privately owned, was on Wednesday given the go-ahead by parliament.
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New UK Government To Stop Housing Migrants On Accommodation Barge
Britain's new Labour government announced Tuesday that it will stop housing migrants on a controversial accommodation barge from next year as it tries to clear a backlog of asylum requests.
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"Industrialists Pressuring Us": Karnataka Minister On 14-Hour Work Day Bill
Karnataka Minister for Labour, Santosh Lad, stated on Monday that the government is under pressure from the IT industry to bring forth new legislation proposing extra hours of work for techies, but is evaluating the matter.
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"World Won't See Excess Of Labour Anytime Soon": Bill Gates On Job Loss Due To AI
Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Thursday, Bill Gartes spoke on a wide range of issues, from India's leadership in digital infrastructure and the country's "brilliant work" in the field of vaccines, to artificial intelligence.
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Man Arrested For Beating Labourers Over Discrepancies In Bill: Delhi Cops
Sudhir Chadha, who was accused of beating and torturing two labourers, was arrested on Sunday, according to Delhi Police.
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Apple Bid to Block Shareholder Proposal on Forced Labour Rejected by US SEC, Letter Shows
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has declined an effort by Apple to skip a shareholder proposal asking the iPhone maker to provide greater transparency in its efforts to keep forced labour out of its supply chain.
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Bharat Bandh: Near Total Strike In Kerala, Protests in Bengal, Odisha
Bharat Bandh: Ten central trade unions are participating in the nationwide Bharat Bandh today. They are protesting the new labour and farm laws of the central government. In West Bengal protesters blocked trains in some areas while in Kerala markets are closed in Kochi.
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Heatwave May Melt 4% Of GDP, Raise Medical Bills, Dent Productivity
Extreme heat has already accounted for around $159 billion in lost productivity, roughly 5.4 per cent of India's income.
-
US Lawmaker Introduces Bill To End H-1B Visa Program
A US lawmaker has introduced a bill to end the H-1B visa program, saying corporations have repeatedly abused this system and imported cheaper foreign labour into America.
-
"Give Land Rights To Workers Or...": Assam Government Warns Tea Estates
During the winter session of the Assembly in November, the state government brought a legislation, 'Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to distribute land in tea estates' labour lines among workers for housing ownership.
-
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.
-
Prior Notice Before Lockout Now A Must As Madhya Pradesh Tweaks Labour Laws
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved revised rules of the Labor Department, making it mandatory for industry management to issue a one-and-a-half-month notice before declaring a strike or initiating a lockout.
-
"Cheaper, Accurate": Bill Gates Warns Against Artificial Intelligence's Advancement In Jobs
Artificial intelligence will free us to do better work, but the world may not be ready for how fast it's growing, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said.
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Power Cut Because He Can't Pay Bill, UP Man Gets Rs 11-Crore Tax Notice
His electricity had been disconnected because he couldn't pay his bill, but that didn't prevent an Aligarh man from getting the shock of his life.
-
UK Parliament Approves Bill To Renationalise Rail Services
Legislation put forward by the UK's new Labour government to renationalise the country's rail services, most of which are privately owned, was on Wednesday given the go-ahead by parliament.
-
New UK Government To Stop Housing Migrants On Accommodation Barge
Britain's new Labour government announced Tuesday that it will stop housing migrants on a controversial accommodation barge from next year as it tries to clear a backlog of asylum requests.
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"Industrialists Pressuring Us": Karnataka Minister On 14-Hour Work Day Bill
Karnataka Minister for Labour, Santosh Lad, stated on Monday that the government is under pressure from the IT industry to bring forth new legislation proposing extra hours of work for techies, but is evaluating the matter.
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"World Won't See Excess Of Labour Anytime Soon": Bill Gates On Job Loss Due To AI
Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Thursday, Bill Gartes spoke on a wide range of issues, from India's leadership in digital infrastructure and the country's "brilliant work" in the field of vaccines, to artificial intelligence.
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Man Arrested For Beating Labourers Over Discrepancies In Bill: Delhi Cops
Sudhir Chadha, who was accused of beating and torturing two labourers, was arrested on Sunday, according to Delhi Police.
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Apple Bid to Block Shareholder Proposal on Forced Labour Rejected by US SEC, Letter Shows
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has declined an effort by Apple to skip a shareholder proposal asking the iPhone maker to provide greater transparency in its efforts to keep forced labour out of its supply chain.
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Bharat Bandh: Near Total Strike In Kerala, Protests in Bengal, Odisha
Bharat Bandh: Ten central trade unions are participating in the nationwide Bharat Bandh today. They are protesting the new labour and farm laws of the central government. In West Bengal protesters blocked trains in some areas while in Kerala markets are closed in Kochi.
