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Caste Discrimination at IIM-B: Probe Finds Dalit Professor Faced Humiliation, Exclusion
Source: https://thewire.in/rights/caste-discrimination-at-iim-b-probe-finds-dalit-professor-faced-humiliation-exclusion/?mid_related_new...
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ILO Aids Kenya in Establishing Migrant Workers Welfare Fund
Kenya’s Ministry of Labour, with ILO support, is advancing the Kenya Migrant Workers Welfare Fund (KMWWF). The initiative aims to provide...
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Iraq Launches Social Security Awareness Campaign with ILO
Iraq, in partnership with the ILO and the EU, launched a campaign to promote its Social Security and Pensions Law No. 18. The law, a...
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Philippines Ratified ILO Labour Inspection Convention
The Philippines ratified ILO’s Labour Inspection Convention No. 81, marking its 41st ratification. The move enhances the country’s labour...
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Armenia Enhances Working Conditions for Disability Care Workers
Armenia, in collaboration with the WHO and ILO, held a workshop to validate findings from a report on care workers’ rights and...
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ILO to Advocate Labour Rights at COP29 for a Just Green Transition
At COP29, the ILO will emphasize labour rights and decent work as pillars for a fair green transition. The agency will advocate for...
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Lebanon Introduces Cash Assistance for People with Disabilities Amid Crisis
Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs allocated $5 million from the 2024 budget for emergency cash transfers to individuals with...
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ILO Launches GALAB Project to End Child Labour in DRC Cobalt Mining
The ILO, with U.S. Department of Labor funding, has launched the GALAB Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to eliminate...
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Egypt Advances Maritime Labour Standards under ILO Guidance
Following its ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC, 2006), Egypt hosted a roundtable in Cairo to align national...
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G20 Backs ILO’s Vision for Social Justice and Decent Work
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo commended the G20 leaders during the Rio de Janeiro summit for emphasizing social justice and...
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In a first, US labour department links sugarcane harvesting in Beed to forced labour
Source: Â https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sugarcane-harvesting-us-labour-department-beed-forced-labour-9667447/ India's urban...
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Supreme Court Shocked At Goa Govt Notifying HC Service Rules Different From Chief Justices' Draft, Asks Chief Secretary To Appear
Source: https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-shocked-at-goa-govt-notifying-hc-service-rules-different-from-chief-justices-dra...
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Separate Central Law To Deal With Offences Against Medical Professionals Not Required
Source: https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/separate-central-law-to-deal-with-offences-against-medical-professionals-not-required-national...
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Supreme Court seeks reasons for denying maternity leave to woman if adopted child aged above three-months
The Supreme Court of India questioned the Centre on the rationale behind limiting maternity leave benefits to women adopting children...
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Five states not ready with draft rules on 3 labour codes: Labour minister
Five states did not pre-publish draft rules under the Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety Codes, and four...
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Little change in India’s unemployment rate in urban areas: PLFS data
India's urban unemployment rate for July-September 2024 was 6.4%, slightly lower than 6.6% during the same period in 2023, according to...
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Chennai domestic help murder: Are domestic workers legally protected?
Chennai Police arrested Mohammad Nishad, his wife Nasriya, and four others in connection with the death of a 15-year-old domestic worker...
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Amazon faces Indian court scrutiny for labour conditions at warehouse
Amazon faced legal scrutiny in India for alleged labor law violations at its Manesar warehouse near Delhi. A labor inspection report...
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Four deployed to clear waste from Kovai manhole :Manual Scavenging
In Coimbatore, officials deployed four manual scavengers to clean manholes without safety gear, violating the Supreme Court and...
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Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare collaborates with CGDA for successful conduct of Digital Life Certificate Campaign 3.0 and Sparsh awareness campaign in MCEME, Secunderabad
The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW), in collaboration with CGDA, organized a mega Digital Life Certificate (DLC)...
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