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On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...- The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
- More, the merrier: Women in policymaking drive better social outcomes, economic gains, NCAER study showsThe ongoing parliamentary session addressing the 33% Women's Reservation Act underscores its profound economic and social advantages. Studi...
- UAE ratifies International Forced Labour ProtocolThe UAE has ratified the ILO Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, becoming the sixty-third country globally to do so. This act...
- China's President Xi Jinping makes rare visit to XinjiangXi Jinping visited Xinjiang to mark the region's 70th anniversary. He met ethnic representatives, urging unity for a better Xinjiang. The r...
- 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...
- Ending forced labour and integrating them into workforce can add $611 billion to global GDP: ILOA a new paper by the International Labour Organization (ILO), titled Acting Against Forced Labour: An Assessment of Investment Requirements...
- Saudi probes alleged abuses at Amazon warehouses: statementSaudi Arabia is investigating reports of poor conditions for migrant workers at Amazon warehouses in the country. The investigation was ini...
- Delhi government asks departments to formulate plan to implement 63 action points of G20 declarationThe vision outlined in the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration needs to be translated into reality at the ground level through its successfu...
- US job openings hit 10.7 million despite Fed attempts to cool economyWith so many jobs available, workers can afford to resign and seek employment that pays more or offers better perks or flexibility. So comp...
- Punjab government issues advisory, asks industry not to sack workers, reduce wagesAny employee who takes leave due to the COVID-19 pandemic should be treated on duty as also the workers of factories or units made non-oper...
- Coronavirus lockdown: Trade unions write to PM, seek Rs 5-7 lakh cr relief packageCentral trade unions on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a financial package of Rs 5-7 lakh crore for the worst-affe...
- Fuel tank of Tejas aircraft falls in agriculture field in Tamil NaduDefence sources in Chennai confirmed that a fuel tank from Tejas aircraft fell and said "all (was) safe", indicating that there were no inj...
- 9 ways tech made the world a better placeThe AgriPredict app forecasts the probability of pest invasions, including the voracious fall armyworm, which eats crops and has wreaked ha...
- India set to ratify global conventions to combat child labourThe government of India had in March this year approved ratification of two fundamental conventions of the ILO to address concerns related ...
- Develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking law: US tells IndiaUS asks India to develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking law and increase prosecutions to combat such crimes.
- Oil rises but stays below $72Oil rose in Asian trade as investors returned to the market after a massive selloff triggered by weak US jobs data and debt woes in the eur...
- Coercion robs workers of $20 bn annually, says ILO reportAccording to the report, people in forced labour get wages lower than mkt rate, even less than minimum subsistence level. Job openings scar...
- Govt readies machinery to check US ban on handicraftsGovt readies machinery to check possible US ban on Indian handicraft products.
- India wants 'more inclusive' globalisationA major challenge for a number of developing countries is to counteract jobless growth and reconcile market forces with the objective of a ...
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