Low Wage

While Japan is by no means alone in confronting a debt problem, salaries are the lowest of Group-of-Seven countries, and the central bank is raising borrowing costs while its peers cut them

The labour ministry is expediting discussions with various stakeholders about employment-linked incentive (ELI) schemes

A strike by India's port workers could exacerbate the existing congestion issues at Asian and European ports, leading to further delayed shipments

Labour Minister Randy Boissonnault is considering "a refusal to process in the low wage stream if the abuse and misuse does not improve," said labour ministry spokesperson Mathis Denis

Firozabad, a hub of industry with nearly 8,000 registered units, is preparing for its moment at the polls on May 7

At the national level, the share of women in regular wage work has declined sharply to 15.9 per cent in 2022-23, from 21.9 per cent in the pre-pandemic period of 2018-19

The disruptions have no material impact on the operations and financial performance of the company, Zomato said

Skilled workers are getting around 20% less at the plant than at rival manufacturers with IG Metall wage agreements, the group added, citing its own analysis.

Even in India, labour problem is low down on an entrepreneur's wish list. Corruption of labour inspector is quoted as a reason.

People Tech Group Inc has been asked to pay its 12 employees $309,914 and has been slapped with a penalty of $45,564