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Foxconn Workers Faced Tough Conditions During Rush To Make iPhone 17: Report
Chinese factory workers suffered difficult conditions while racing to get Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 17 lineup ready, according to a report from China Labor Watch.
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Forget Service Charge, Restaurant Adds New "Living Wage Fee" To Bill Of Burger And Fries
According to the restaurant, this additional fee on the food bill goes directly to the staff payroll to provide a living wage to their team.
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iPhone Maker Foxconn Says Output at Largest China Plant Recovering Despite Revenue Drop
Foxconn said on Thursday that output at its iPhone manufacturing plant for iPhones at Zhengzhou in China had "basically returned to normal". The iPhone assembler also revealed that the company's December revenue was down 12.3 percent year-on-year, and the announcement comes months after it was hit by disruptions at the factory over workers' wages a...
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Foxconn Increases Wages, Gives Workers Bonuses to Staff to Quell Discontent Over COVID Curbs: Report
Foxconn has reportedly increased wages for workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China, as part of the Apple supplier's attempts to cut down on employee discontent over the government's COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, staff who have attended work as normal since October 19 and complied with virus prevention measures are also being given a daily ...
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Salaries Will Rise By This Much In India Next Year
Soaring inflation is set to put a major dent in salary increases for the second year running in 2023, according to a new survey that sees just 37% of countries globally expecting to report real-term wage hikes.
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Amazon Increases Hourly Wages for US Warehouse, Transportation Workers Ahead of Peak Gifting Season
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it had raised the average hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers in the US to $19 (roughly Rs. 1,560). According to Amazon, the pay hikes will cost the company $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) crore over the coming year. The e-commerce giant's decision comes ahead of the peak gifting season in the...
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Hyundai to Build First South Korean EV Factory, Production to Begin by 2025
Hyundai Motor announced on Tuesday that it would open its first automobile plant in South Korea in almost three decades, revealing plans to build a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in the country. Production is due to begin in 2025 based on a pledge that the company made in wage negotiations, according to the company’s union. The Hyundai M...
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In Mexico's Auto Heartland, Workers Struggle As Chip Shortage Bites
The temporary closures have translated into lost wages for tens of thousands of workers here and across Mexico due to furloughs and layoffs, according to interviews with laborers, union leaders and industry executives.
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New H-1B Rule "Will Impede Economic Recovery", Say Critics; Lawsuit Filed
Seventeen individuals and organisations, including universities and businesses, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor challenging its recent Interim Final Rule on wages related to H-1B visas.
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Choreographer Ganesh Acharya Denies He Underpaid Dancers
It was reported that Ganesh Acharya was not paying dancers in his films as per revised standard rates fixed by the Cine Dancer's Association.
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Woman Killed In Delhi Factory Fire Wanted To Skip Work, Feared Wage Loss
Sangeeta Devi, who was killed in a fire at a factory in east Delhi, wanted to skip work on Saturday as she was unwell, but fearing she would lose two days of wages, she reluctantly decided to go, according to her son.
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Ramping Up Exports Will Bring Up Workers' Wages In India: Report
India needs to ramp up exports if workers are to enjoy higher wages, according to a new report from the World Bank and the International Labor Organization.
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Uber, Lyft Drivers Guaranteed Minimum Wage By New York City's New Rules
New York is the first American city to adopt minimum pay for app-based drivers, according to the Independent Drivers Guild.
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President Ram Nath Kovind Gives Nod To Bill Amending Journalist Act
President Ram Nath Kovind has accorded his assent to a bill passed by the Delhi Assembly which enhances fine and jail term for employers not paying journalists their due wages or violating any terms of the Working Journalist Act such as working condition and working hours among others.
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A 'Fatberg' Clogging A London Sewer Is Longer Than Two Football Fields And Weighs More Than 10 Buses
Crews in London are waging a "three-week sewer war" against an enormous "fatberg" - a solid mass of congealed oil, diapers, hand wipes and other unsavory items - that is clogging a Victorian-era sewer in Whitechapel, London, according to a news release from British utilities company Thames Water.
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Foxconn Workers Faced Tough Conditions During Rush To Make iPhone 17: Report
Chinese factory workers suffered difficult conditions while racing to get Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 17 lineup ready, according to a report from China Labor Watch.
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Forget Service Charge, Restaurant Adds New "Living Wage Fee" To Bill Of Burger And Fries
According to the restaurant, this additional fee on the food bill goes directly to the staff payroll to provide a living wage to their team.
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iPhone Maker Foxconn Says Output at Largest China Plant Recovering Despite Revenue Drop
Foxconn said on Thursday that output at its iPhone manufacturing plant for iPhones at Zhengzhou in China had "basically returned to normal". The iPhone assembler also revealed that the company's December revenue was down 12.3 percent year-on-year, and the announcement comes months after it was hit by disruptions at the factory over workers' wages a...
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Foxconn Increases Wages, Gives Workers Bonuses to Staff to Quell Discontent Over COVID Curbs: Report
Foxconn has reportedly increased wages for workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China, as part of the Apple supplier's attempts to cut down on employee discontent over the government's COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, staff who have attended work as normal since October 19 and complied with virus prevention measures are also being given a daily ...
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Salaries Will Rise By This Much In India Next Year
Soaring inflation is set to put a major dent in salary increases for the second year running in 2023, according to a new survey that sees just 37% of countries globally expecting to report real-term wage hikes.
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Amazon Increases Hourly Wages for US Warehouse, Transportation Workers Ahead of Peak Gifting Season
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it had raised the average hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers in the US to $19 (roughly Rs. 1,560). According to Amazon, the pay hikes will cost the company $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) crore over the coming year. The e-commerce giant's decision comes ahead of the peak gifting season in the...
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Hyundai to Build First South Korean EV Factory, Production to Begin by 2025
Hyundai Motor announced on Tuesday that it would open its first automobile plant in South Korea in almost three decades, revealing plans to build a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in the country. Production is due to begin in 2025 based on a pledge that the company made in wage negotiations, according to the company’s union. The Hyundai M...
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In Mexico's Auto Heartland, Workers Struggle As Chip Shortage Bites
The temporary closures have translated into lost wages for tens of thousands of workers here and across Mexico due to furloughs and layoffs, according to interviews with laborers, union leaders and industry executives.
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New H-1B Rule "Will Impede Economic Recovery", Say Critics; Lawsuit Filed
Seventeen individuals and organisations, including universities and businesses, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor challenging its recent Interim Final Rule on wages related to H-1B visas.
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Choreographer Ganesh Acharya Denies He Underpaid Dancers
It was reported that Ganesh Acharya was not paying dancers in his films as per revised standard rates fixed by the Cine Dancer's Association.
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Woman Killed In Delhi Factory Fire Wanted To Skip Work, Feared Wage Loss
Sangeeta Devi, who was killed in a fire at a factory in east Delhi, wanted to skip work on Saturday as she was unwell, but fearing she would lose two days of wages, she reluctantly decided to go, according to her son.
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Ramping Up Exports Will Bring Up Workers' Wages In India: Report
India needs to ramp up exports if workers are to enjoy higher wages, according to a new report from the World Bank and the International Labor Organization.
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Uber, Lyft Drivers Guaranteed Minimum Wage By New York City's New Rules
New York is the first American city to adopt minimum pay for app-based drivers, according to the Independent Drivers Guild.
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President Ram Nath Kovind Gives Nod To Bill Amending Journalist Act
President Ram Nath Kovind has accorded his assent to a bill passed by the Delhi Assembly which enhances fine and jail term for employers not paying journalists their due wages or violating any terms of the Working Journalist Act such as working condition and working hours among others.
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A 'Fatberg' Clogging A London Sewer Is Longer Than Two Football Fields And Weighs More Than 10 Buses
Crews in London are waging a "three-week sewer war" against an enormous "fatberg" - a solid mass of congealed oil, diapers, hand wipes and other unsavory items - that is clogging a Victorian-era sewer in Whitechapel, London, according to a news release from British utilities company Thames Water.
