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More education is not translating into jobs: ILO report

A report by the International Labour Organisation has revealed that the more education an Indian youth has, the less likely they are to get employed.

Gujarat: Three years, 714 workers died in industrial accidents admits Minister

Indian Express reports that Congress MLA, Arjun Modhwadia sought 'urgent public attention' to an industrial accident that happened at Onerio Lifecare Private Limited, a pharmaceutical factory, in Vadodara district on January 31 in which three labourers died

Victims of patriarchy, 50% female domestic workers deserted by their husband

Domestic workers are unorganized and mostly unskilled. According to...

Increase in desperation among workers, violence against women, say official data

In the past few years, the central government has made big claims of development for farmers and laborers, but the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows that the reality of these claims is different. According to the latest NCRB data, suicides of farmers and laborers have increased in the country.

Thousands of Anganwadi workers protest, demands of wage hike unmet, talks with M’tra CM fail

Negotiations between the Maharashtra State Anganwadi Workers Action Committee and M’tra CM, Eknath Shinde failed on January 3, agitation and strike of state’s day care workers to continue

Aadhaar-linked wages for MNREGS workers mandatory from Jan 1, 2024

The linking of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to Aadhaar – a scheme sharply criticised by experts and activists is set to be implemented from January 1, 2024. The move by the union government, makes it impossible for job seekers to secure payment under the scheme without an Aadhaar card connected to their job cards.

Delhi: Re-instate unlawfully removed sewer workers, ensure dignified wage, demands at a Public Hearing

The Public Hearing held last Thursday addressed both the Delhi government and the Delhi Commission for Safai Karmacharis who participated and urged implementation of a series of recommendations

Refusal to allow salt farming in Little Rann ‘pushes’ 1200 Gujarat Agariyas to margins

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