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India-UK FTA sparks partnership rush among boutique law firmsIndian law firms are actively seeking UK partnerships ahead of a free trade agreement, anticipating a surge in cross-border legal work. Thi...- Unsaid tale of great girl dads & annoying husbandsA friend, dubbed 'Girl Dad Kabir,' excels at doting on his daughter, mastering her world with visible dedication. However, his wife experie...
- PM's economic advisory panel flags demand surge for caregivers, seeks policy overhaul for sectorIndia's Prime Minister's economic advisory panel recommends a major revamp of the care sector. Demand for caregivers is expected to surge p...
- For foreign workers in Mideast, risk from Iran war collides with economic strain at homeA missile strike in the Mideast killed Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi migrant worker, highlighting the perilous situation for mi...
- Vote Yatra: How domestic help exodus exposes urban India's dependenceAs Bengal gears up for elections, domestic helpers have made their way back, highlighting how essential they are to the fabric of middle-cl...
- 138 million child laborers in 2024; world misses target to eliminate child labour by 2025: ILO-UNICEF ReportAccording to the report, released on Wednesday, child labour has almost halved, from 246 million to 138 million since 2000, yet current rat...
- Federal grants to fight child labour worldwide are axed in DOGE cutsThe Trump administration, under Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, has cancelled millions in grants aimed at combating global...
- Crowd thrashes pilot, her husband, for torturing minor domestic help in Delhi's Dwarka; Indigo issues statement on videoAs per information, Dwarka Police Station received information regarding the mistreatment of a child's domestic help at around 9 am. It was...
- Norway's Sovereign Fund flags child labour at UPL's seeds companyThe activist money manager with assets worth $1.3 trillion across the global markets owned a 2.8% stake in UPL as of December 31, 2021, and...
- Mumbai, Kolkata see highest women, child trafficking cases: NCRB studyMumbai, followed by Delhi, was among the most populated metros with a population of 18,394,912 and 16,349,831 respectively. Kolkata had 14,...
- Grim reality of domestic helps in bondageHundreds of domestic workers leave their slum shacks every day to work in the capital’s colonies. But their low-wage jobs leave them prone ...
- Cabinet nod to changes in Child Labour Act, under-14 can work in family businessThe bill will now be presented in the Rajya Sabha during the monsoon session.
- Final law for complete ban child labour soonSenior government officials told ET that the bill will go to the Rajya Sabha, after Cabinet's nod, with proposed official amendments.
- Menace of child trafficking increasing in India: Here's how government should deal with itEvery year, more than 90,000 kids go missing as the demand for child domestic labourers has become a lucrative business for traffickers.
- Plan to amend Child Labour Act, says Mallikarjun KhargeMallikarjun Kharge said the Centre plans to amend the Child Labour Act to ensure children in the 14-18 age group are not employed in any in...
- Textiles ministry plans factory grading to fend off US banFaced with the possibility of the US blacklisting Indian apparels for use of child labour, the textile ministry is working on informal grad...
- Punjab to launch campaign to check child labourPunjab Labour Minister Tikshan Sud issued directions to the Labour Department to launch a concerted campaign to eliminate child labour from...
- Bimaru states account for half of child labourThe hindi-belt including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, commonly known as ‘BIMARU’ states, account for a chunk of the ...
- Can children play?The govt’s decision to prohibit employment of children below 14 years of age as domestic servants or helps in dhabas (roadside eateries), r...
- Profile: Shanta SinhaChild rights activist Shantha Sinha, founder of MV Foundation and proud winner of the Magsaysay Award, has her plate full.
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