Nearly 1.6 billion informal workers, representing almost half of the global labour force, are in immediate danger of losing their livelihoods due to the coronavirus
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H-1B: Over 2,00,000 H-1B workers could lose legal status by June
By Olivia Carville and Shelly Banjo Manasi Vasavada has less than three weeks left before she loses her legal right to be in the US.
Coronavirus: FMCG companies launch special insurance schemes for ‘frontline’ workers
NEW DELHI: Leading FMCG companies as Nestle India, Godrej Consumers Products Ltd and Dabur are providing special insurance covers to their ‘frontline’ workforce, including those
Movement of workers, raw material key hurdles in restart of businesses: CII survey
Supply chain movement, permits for enterprises and passes for workers are the key hurdles for industry to restart operations, industry body CII said in a
Indian farm workers broke, uncertain as rural lockdown eased
MUMBAI: As India eased its tough coronavirus lockdown for farmers, some agricultural workers said they were unaware they could return to the fields after weeks
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray seeks guidelines from Centre on migrant workers
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has demanded that the Centre issue guidelines by this month-end on sending the migrant workers to their native places
Centre’s advisory to all states to ensure safety of sanitation workers
New Delhi: The Centre today issued an advisory to all states for ‘ensuring the health and safety of sanitation workers during COVID 19’, asking them
Santosh Gangwar asks to states to coordinate with control rooms to resolve workers’ grievances
NEW DELHI: Labour Minister Santosh Gangawar has asked states/UTs to designate nodal officers to coordinate with the 20 control rooms set up by the ministry
Demand for contract workers may increase as companies prepare to ramp up production
MUMBAI: The demand for contract workers may see an upsurge in the coming months as companies prepare to ramp up production to make up for
Covid19 Impact: Facility management companies ensure workers’ engagement with extra incentives
MUMBAI | BENGALURU | NEW DELHI: Facility management companies are providing extra incentives to blue-collar workers who are engaged in the work of cleaning and