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Manufacturing trouble: Covid robs Moradabad's Brass City of its polish

SMEs struggling, recovery slow; rise in key raw material cost hurting exporters

Manufacturing trouble: Covid robs Moradabad's Brass City of its polish
Updated On : 08 Jul 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Almost 92% casual workers didn't get wages during lockdown: SWAN survey

The survey, which was conducted among 1,396 worker groups, adding up to 8,023 people that included 4,836 women and children, showed that 76 per cent of the workers had less than Rs 200 left with them

Almost 92% casual workers didn't get wages during lockdown: SWAN survey
Updated On : 16 Jun 2021 | 11:46 PM IST

Lockdowns again: Migrant crisis to job cuts, fear has come back too soon

The lockdown will hurt urban employment in April or beyond

Lockdowns again: Migrant crisis to job cuts, fear has come back too soon
Updated On : 13 Apr 2021 | 9:24 AM IST

Delhi night curfew: Shops being closed at 8 pm, employees fear job loss

With the first night curfew of the year being imposed in the national capital, the shops at various places here are being closed at 8 pm while the workers are fearing job loss

Delhi night curfew: Shops being closed at 8 pm, employees fear job loss
Updated On : 08 Apr 2021 | 7:44 AM IST

Coolies on the frontline

Book review of The Coolie's Great War: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict (1914-21)

Coolies on the frontline
Updated On : 01 Apr 2021 | 11:57 PM IST

Three mantras for informal sector

By some accounts, the informal sector accounts for more than 80 per cent of the workforce and 50 per cent of the GVA in India

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Updated On : 31 Mar 2021 | 10:27 PM IST

Second Covid-19 wave: Night curfew pushes Patiala biz to the brink

The hospitality sector, which was gradually picking up after the lockdown, is one among many that is feeling the heat

Second Covid-19 wave: Night curfew pushes Patiala biz to the brink
Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

US orders Tesla CEO Elon Musk to delete tweet on worker benefits

The NLRB backed a ruling from a US labor judge in 2019 that the electric-car maker had committed a series of violations of the National Labor Relations Act in 2017 and 2018

US orders Tesla CEO Elon Musk to delete tweet on worker benefits
Updated On : 27 Mar 2021 | 1:33 AM IST

Covid-19 pandemic hit India's women labourers the hardest, shows data

India's LFPR was 50.2% according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19. The pandemic further pushed people out of work

Covid-19 pandemic hit India's women labourers the hardest, shows data
Updated On : 07 Mar 2021 | 8:19 PM IST

Blast at UPL plant kills two, Gujarat govt orders closure of unit

The company has been directed to pay ex-gratia to the next of kin of the deceased workers

Blast at UPL plant kills two, Gujarat govt orders closure of unit
Updated On : 23 Feb 2021 | 11:32 PM IST

Labour codes: Reform 2.0

Economic reforms require expending political capital by the governments, as the benefits of reforms are spread thin and become apparent only with a time lag

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2021 | 10:15 PM IST

Labour markets disappoint in Dec

The count of the unemployed mounted to 38.7 million in December 2020 compared to 27.4 million in November, registering a massive increase of 11.3 million

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Updated On : 05 Jan 2021 | 9:47 AM IST

Wistron's labour pains

Lessons from the controversy over unpaid workers

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2020 | 10:48 PM IST

Apple puts Wistron on probation, suspends new business opportunities

Wistron on Saturday admitted to certain lapses in payments to workers at the facility in Kolar district and said that it is removing its vice president Vincent Lee, who oversees its business in India

Apple puts Wistron on probation, suspends new business opportunities
Updated On : 19 Dec 2020 | 3:59 PM IST

Will leave no stone unturned to improve working conditions: Zomato

Only two platforms (Urban Company and Flipkart) were able to demonstrate that additional measures were taken to actively improve working conditions

Will leave no stone unturned to improve working conditions: Zomato
Updated On : 16 Dec 2020 | 10:24 PM IST

Govt proposes to up daily factory work limit to 12 hours, draws protests

Work-life balance of employees will be hurt if they work for so long and then commute, say labour economists

Govt proposes to up daily factory work limit to 12 hours, draws protests
Updated On : 21 Nov 2020 | 1:10 AM IST

20 mn construction workers get Rs 5,000 cr as relief during pandemic: Govt

He expressed gratitude towards all officials and regional offices of these three organisations for their collective dedication

20 mn construction workers get Rs 5,000 cr as relief during pandemic: Govt
Updated On : 11 Nov 2020 | 3:33 PM IST

Tech-driven changes in jobs threaten social contract with workers: Experts

"Technology has a major, if not the most important, role in shaping the future of work," said C Vijayakumar, President and CEO of HCL Technologies

Tech-driven changes in jobs threaten social contract with workers: Experts
Updated On : 22 Oct 2020 | 2:23 PM IST

Retail inflation eases marginally to 6.25% for farm, rural workers in Sept

Point-to-point rate of inflation based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL decreased to 6.25 per cent and 6.10 per cent in September from 6.32 per cent and 6.28 per cent, respectively in August, a labour ministry st

Retail inflation eases marginally to 6.25% for farm, rural workers in Sept
Updated On : 20 Oct 2020 | 4:27 PM IST

Covid-19 pandemic prompts workers, corporates to adopt gig economy

At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the job landscape, gig employment is gaining ground and is offering huge potential for both blue-collar as well as white-collar workers.

Covid-19 pandemic prompts workers, corporates to adopt gig economy
Updated On : 18 Oct 2020 | 5:30 PM IST