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Companies should provide health insurance to all employees: GIC head
The head of the General Insurance Council proposed measures to enhance health insurance coverage in India. Tapan Singhel, Managing...
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Odisha govt introduces new policy to provide safer workplace for medics
Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, implemented additional safety protocols for healthcare facilities in reaction to the rape...
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CBIC urges strict reviews of Govt employees, may lead to early retirement
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has standards for periodic reviews of government personnel, which all division heads have...
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PUCL Moves High Court Over Rape-Murder Of Trainee Doctor At Kolkata Hospital, Seeks State's Report On Compliance With POSH Norms
The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) approached the Calcutta High Court seeking a court-monitored investigation into the brutal...
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EPFO officials meet EPS-95 NAC members to discuss pension, other demands
A delegation from the EPS-95 National Agitation Committee (NAC) met with senior officials of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation...
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Supreme Court gets revamped crèche for children of lawyers, staff
The Supreme Court of India expanded its creche facility for the children of staff and lawyers. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud,...
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The invisible lives of sanitation workers who clean Mumbai’s drains to keep it from drowning
Seasonal sanitation workers from rural Maharashtra migrated to Mumbai’s slums to desilt stormwater drains before the monsoon. Despite the...
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NHRC India Investigates Worker Deaths Following Industrial Explosion In Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India took suo motu cognizance of reports about a reactor blast at a private industrial...
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Odisha government announces period leave for women
Odisha became the third state in India to introduce menstrual leave for women in both public and private sectors. Deputy Chief Minister...
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Farmer suicides: BKU to collect data from 1,500 villages
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ekta Ugrahan began collecting data on farmer suicides from its units in approximately 1,500 villages...
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EPFO adds 19.29 lakh net members in June 2024
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) reported adding 10.25 lakh net new members in June 2024, with a total net addition of...
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Labour ministry launches centralised portal for construction workers
The government launched the Building and Other Construction Workers (BoCW) Management Information System (MIS) portal to register...
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Urban Unemployment Rate Dips To 6.6% In Q1FY25: PLFS
In Q1FY25, urban unemployment in India declined to 6.6%, improving from 6.7% in Q4FY24, according to the National Statistical Office's...
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Women dominate manufacturing jobs in urban India, says Mospi report
The "Women and Men in India, 2023" report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation revealed that a higher proportion of...
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IT Professionals Protest Against The 14-Hour Work Day Proposal In Karnataka
In July 2024, Karnataka's state labour minister, Santosh Lad, proposed the controversial Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments...
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Visakhapatnam port workers to launch indefinite strike from August 28 as part of nationwide stir
On August 20, a coalition of Indian port workers' unions announced a nationwide strike set to begin on August 28. This action, driven by...
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Commuters irked as auto, taxi drivers begin 2-day strike in Delhi-NCR
Transportation services in parts of Delhi and the NCR were disrupted due to a two-day strike by auto and taxi driver unions. Kishan...
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Survey to find if anyone still doing manual scavenging in Ahmedabad district
The Ahmedabad district administration initiated a seven-day survey to identify ongoing instances of manual scavenging, despite the...
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Ghana Ratifies ILO's Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
On 28 August 2024, Ghana officially ratified the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), becoming the 22nd country to do so. The...
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ILO Supports Community Infrastructure Works in Aleppo
As part of the emergency employment scheme for earthquake recovery in Aleppo, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has renewed its...
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