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Chhattisgarh CM launches scheme to provide Rs 10K annual aid to labourers

Under this scheme, more than 5.62 lakh landless agricultural labourers, Baigas and Gunias of the state will be given financial assistance

Updated On: 21 Jan 2025 | 9:54 AM IST

16 mining labourers abducted in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

At least 16 labourers working on a uranium and plutonium mining site in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were abducted by unknown armed men on Thursday, sources said. The labourers were abducted from a vehicle en route to the Atomic Energy Mine Project site in Lakki Marwat district. Later, the abductors set the vehicle on fire in the Qabal Khel area. The gunmen shifted the labourers to an undisclosed location. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is active in the area and has been blamed for such abductions in the past. The TTP, set up as an umbrella group of several militant outfits in 2007, is believed to be close to al-Qaeda. The group has been blamed for several deadly attacks across Pakistan. This incident highlights the deteriorating security situation in the region. In July last year, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department issued a travel advisory for government officials and employees in the Bannu ...

Updated On: 09 Jan 2025 | 4:41 PM IST

Migration: A dream or a nightmare for labour and national integration?

Accelerating inter-state migration will not only enhance the efficiency of the labour market but also foster national integration

Updated On: 07 Jan 2025 | 10:30 PM IST

8 militants arrested in Manipur over killing of two migrant labourers

Eight cadres of the banned militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party (People's War Group) were arrested from Manipur's Kakching district in connection with the recent killing of two migrant labourers from Bihar, police said on Tuesday. Search operations were launched across Manipur on December 14 to apprehend those who were involved in the killing of the two labourers, and an active member of the proscribed outfit was first apprehended from Kakching Lamkhai area on Monday, a police statement said. "From his inputs, a police team raided a camp located at the Kakching Mamang Ching Laipham Loknung area and arrested seven more cadres of KCP (PWG) from there," the police said. Arms and ammunition and 10 mobile phones were recovered from their possession, the police statement said. The KCP (PWG) is a faction of the banned outfit Kangleipak Communist Party, which was accused of being involved in extortion and other crimes in Imphal Valley. Chief Minister N Biren Singh had condemned the

Updated On: 17 Dec 2024 | 10:18 AM IST

NSO may release monthly jobs data for rural, urban areas from March-end

Currently, the NSO releases the PLFS data for urban areas on a quarterly and yearly basis, while for rural areas it is released only annually

Updated On: 06 Dec 2024 | 11:13 PM IST

India and Israel on right side of the US' equation: Minister Nir Barkat

There is a new world order; India and Israel on the 'right side' of USA's equation: Nir Barkat

Updated On: 05 Dec 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

Over 304.3 mn informal workers registered on e-Shram portal: Govt

Nearly 30.4 crore unorganised workers have registered on e-Shram portal as on December 1, 2024, Parliament was informed on Thursday. Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the portal on August 26, 2021 for creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar. The portal is meant to register and support unorganised workers by providing them a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis. As on December 1, 2024, over 30.43 crore unorganised workers have registered on e-Shram, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. The number of registrations from rural areas is 27.22 crore. So far, 12 schemes of different central ministries/ departments have been integrated or mapped with e-Shram. These schemes include Pradhan Mantri Surakhsa Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Ayushman Bharat, Prime Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi .

Updated On: 05 Dec 2024 | 9:35 PM IST

MGNREGA work demand up 4% in November as farm sowing ends, shows data

According to some experts, the increase in demand may be attributed to workers returning to worksites after completing sowing activities on farms

Updated On: 03 Dec 2024 | 12:27 AM IST

Govt likely to double EPF monthly-wage cap to Rs 30,000 per month

Plans afoot to bring ceiling under ESIC on a par with EPF

Updated On: 01 Dec 2024 | 10:57 PM IST

Canada moves to end labour disputes at ports citing economic damage

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he had directed the country's industrial relations board to order an end to the strike

Updated On: 13 Nov 2024 | 9:22 AM IST

Doctor, 5 labourers killed in terror attack in J&K's Ganderbal district

Two labourers were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, officials said. The terrorists opened firing on the camp housing labourers of a private company working on construction of a tunnel at Gund area in the district, they said. Two labourers died on the spot while two others sustained injuries, they said, adding further details are awaited. Police and army have cordoned off the area to track the attackers.

Updated On: 21 Oct 2024 | 6:56 AM IST

Duped into building drones for use in Ukraine: Africans working in Russia

The social media ads promised the young African women a free plane ticket, money and a faraway adventure in Europe. Just complete a computer game and a 100-word Russian vocabulary test. But instead of a work-study programme in fields like hospitality and catering, some of them learned only after arriving on the steppes of Russia's Tatarstan region that they would be toiling in a factory to make weapons of war, assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine. In interviews with The Associated Press, some of the women complained of long hours under constant surveillance, of broken promises about wages and areas of study, and of working with caustic chemicals that left their skin pockmarked and itching. To fill an urgent labor shortage in wartime Russia, the Kremlin has been recruiting women aged 18-22 from places like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, as well as the South Asian country of Sri Lanka. The drive is expanding

Updated On: 10 Oct 2024 | 11:12 AM IST

Women's labour force participation in India doubled in 7 yrs: Mandaviya

'Indian women are stepping out, taking charge, and doing it in a way no one saw coming. We should talk about this more,' said Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Updated On: 27 Sep 2024 | 1:27 PM IST

Centre asks platform aggregators to register workers on e-Shram portal

The government has invited platform aggregators to register their gig workers on the e-Shram portal that could help them access various social security benefits. This registration is crucial to ensure workers' access to social welfare schemes, the Ministry of Labour and Employment in a statement said, adding that aggregators will help develop an accurate registry of beneficiaries. "The Ministry of Labour & Employment has taken another major step in extending social security benefits to gig and platform workers by inviting platform aggregators to register their workers on the e-Shram portal," it said. The e-Shram portal serves as a nationwide database of unorganised workers, designed to provide them with access to social security and welfare schemes. To guide the process, the statement said the ministry has issued an advisory with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) outlining aggregator responsibilities, including registering workers and updating their data. Upon registration, ...

Updated On: 17 Sep 2024 | 10:33 PM IST

Boeing faces possible strike, its union to vote for a new labour contract

A strike will take place if the majority of workers vote to reject the preliminary deal and at least two-thirds vote to strike, according to the IAM

Updated On: 12 Sep 2024 | 10:03 AM IST

Protecting gig workers from exploitation: Govt needs a balanced approach

Achieving a careful balance is essential to safeguard these workers' rights and welfare while maintaining the operational viability of the businesses that depend on them

Updated On: 03 Sep 2024 | 9:53 PM IST

UK provides $17.3 mn to support Tata Steel's Port Talbot workers

Workers suspended a planned all-out strike after Britain's biggest steel producer warned that it would bring forward the planned closure of its two blast furnaces at Port Talbot

Updated On: 15 Aug 2024 | 7:37 AM IST

Centre plans to hold workshops for states on labour code sensitisation

West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Lakshadweep, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli are yet to formulate rules under any of the codes

Updated On: 29 Jul 2024 | 11:25 PM IST

Insurance: A social security product

A lifeline in times of crises

Updated On: 15 Jul 2024 | 7:04 AM IST

Will ensure hardworking labourers get full rights, respect, says Rahul

Terming the country's labourers as "builders of India", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that under the Narendra Modi government their future was in danger, and asserted that he will ensure that the they get their full rights and respect. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha made the remarks in a post in Hindi on X, as he shared a video of his recent interaction with daily wage workers at Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar in Delhi during which listened to their problems. "In Narendra Modi's government, the 'builders of India' are facing terrible hardships," Gandhi said in his post. The daily wage workers are forced to run their households for four days with a single day's earnings, he said. They have no savings and are living off the burden of paying interest, he added. "I got a chance to meet street vendors and daily wage workers in GTB Nagar and get to know their struggles," Gandhi said. "The future of the families of those who are building the 'India of the future' is

Updated On: 06 Jul 2024 | 2:03 PM IST