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Sandhya Mridul Slams 'Classist' Mumbai Salons For Refusing Haircut To Domestic Help: "What Nonsense"
Taking to her social media account, the actress shared a video recounting how her mother had accompanied their domestic help for a haircut, where she faced rejection at two different salons
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"Greatly Empowers Our Workers": PM Modi On Implementation Of Labour Codes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the four new labour codes, to be implemented from today, provide a strong foundation for universal social security and will protect workers' rights.
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Laws Alone Not Enough, Domestic Workers Deserve Rights And Dignity: Experts
Laws alone are not sufficient if people make no effort to treat domestic workers as workers with rights like any other, experts said at a discussion held by the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) in Delhi.
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Greek Ferries, Trains Halted As Thousands Protest Over 13-Hour Workdays
Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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In These Countries, Companies Can't Disturb Staff After Office Hours
Australia is set to join the ranks of countries granting workers the right to disconnect after office hours, following the lead of several European nations.
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Programme To Teach New Skills To Domestic Workers In Karnataka
Chennai: Karnataka has launched a programme to teach new skills to domestic workers to help them avoid exploitation and broaden their job prospects, officials said on Tuesday. From cooks, babysitters and gardeners to laundry workers and carers for the elderly, the “Kaushalya Karnataka” – or skilled Karnataka – scheme aims to improve skills ...
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Cambodia Convicts Labour Activists, But Frees Them
A Cambodian court has convicted almost two dozen factory workers and rights activists for instigating violence during protests that rocked the government earlier this year.
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Supreme court appoints panel for sex workers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel to conduct a survey of sex workers and rehabilitate them. A bench comprising of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh and Jayant Bhushan. It will also include three NGOs engaged in helping sex workers.
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Sandhya Mridul Slams 'Classist' Mumbai Salons For Refusing Haircut To Domestic Help: "What Nonsense"
Taking to her social media account, the actress shared a video recounting how her mother had accompanied their domestic help for a haircut, where she faced rejection at two different salons
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"Greatly Empowers Our Workers": PM Modi On Implementation Of Labour Codes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the four new labour codes, to be implemented from today, provide a strong foundation for universal social security and will protect workers' rights.
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Laws Alone Not Enough, Domestic Workers Deserve Rights And Dignity: Experts
Laws alone are not sufficient if people make no effort to treat domestic workers as workers with rights like any other, experts said at a discussion held by the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) in Delhi.
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Greek Ferries, Trains Halted As Thousands Protest Over 13-Hour Workdays
Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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In These Countries, Companies Can't Disturb Staff After Office Hours
Australia is set to join the ranks of countries granting workers the right to disconnect after office hours, following the lead of several European nations.
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Programme To Teach New Skills To Domestic Workers In Karnataka
Chennai: Karnataka has launched a programme to teach new skills to domestic workers to help them avoid exploitation and broaden their job prospects, officials said on Tuesday. From cooks, babysitters and gardeners to laundry workers and carers for the elderly, the “Kaushalya Karnataka” – or skilled Karnataka – scheme aims to improve skills ...
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Cambodia Convicts Labour Activists, But Frees Them
A Cambodian court has convicted almost two dozen factory workers and rights activists for instigating violence during protests that rocked the government earlier this year.
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Supreme court appoints panel for sex workers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel to conduct a survey of sex workers and rehabilitate them. A bench comprising of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradeep Ghosh and Jayant Bhushan. It will also include three NGOs engaged in helping sex workers.
