India labour market remodels itself bit by bit as agri slowly cedes ground, workforce moves onIndia's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...
10 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
India’s gig economy boom must start working for the women behind itFemale gig workers face challenges like limited mobility and financial access. Initiatives providing affordable asset finance and tailored ...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Cities to face house help shortage as migrants return home to voteMajor Indian cities face a looming shortage of essential household help. Cooks, nannies, drivers, and security guards are heading home for ...
24 Mar, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
June jobless rate: Rural unemployment fell to 4.9% while the urban rate rose to 7.1%Youth unemployment edged up in June, with 15.3% of individuals aged 15-29 who were working or seeking work remaining jobless, up from 15% i...
16 Jul, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
Himachal government includes female domestic helps in Pyari Behna YojanaThe Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has approved several key decisions, including extending the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behana Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojna...
06 May, 2025, 09.14 PM IST
40% salaried workers in India took up casual wage work due to Covid: World Bank"In Q2 2020, many urban workers switched to casual wage work due to the pandemic and over 35 percent of urban self-employed workers transit...
05 Apr, 2023, 10.29 AM IST
View: Impact of pandemic on female labour force participationThe peculiar changes in rural employment over the year seem to signal distress-driven employment. Thus, the turnabout in the female LFPR sh...
09 Sep, 2021, 01.28 PM IST
Pandemic affected 60 mn workers due to gap in labor & social protection: ILOThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 60 million domestic workers worldwide because of the long-standing gaps in the labour and soci...
15 Jun, 2021, 08.47 PM IST
Need to promote non-discriminatory practices at workplace for women: Eco SurveyAs per the Economic Survey for 2020-21, the labour force participation rate of females in the productive age (15-59 years) was 26.5 per cen...
29 Jan, 2021, 06.20 PM IST
Economic Survey calls for a bunch of incentives for female workersFurther, the Survey has recognised the emerging potential of gig workers in India and said the labour reforms have brought in the labour la...
29 Jan, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
New national policy for domestic workers being drafted, 40 lakh to benefitThe policy is likely to allow domestic workers to register as unorganized workers, giving them access to rights and benefits.
07 Jan, 2019, 11.42 PM IST
Government working on national policy for domestic workers: Labour ministryAmong others, the policy envisages to make a provision for a minimum salary of Rs 9,000 per month, compulsory paid leave of 15 days in an y...
12 Mar, 2018, 03.43 PM IST
Mean age at marriage rises in various economic activities in 2001-11The mean age at marriage of India's population engaged in various categories of economic activities, including agriculture labourers, has i...
27 Jun, 2016, 06.46 PM IST
Working for a small IT firm? You could earn around Rs 3 lakh more at a larger companyAccording to monster.com’s latest findings on salaries, the difference in compensation of a big IT firm from a small one is Rs 192 per hour.
15 Feb, 2016, 05.45 PM IST
India clarifies bank guarantee for domestic workers in KuwaitThe statement further clarified that the submission of 720 Dinars bank guarantee by a sponsor in Kuwait is not a commercial transaction.
18 Nov, 2014, 04.37 PM IST
- Bank guarantee must to bring Indian maids to Kuwait
The Embassy will attest agreements for employment of female domestic workers in Kuwait once the above condition of Bank Guarantee is fulfil...
14 Sep, 2014, 03.03 PM IST
- Govt to declare National Girl Child day on January 24
The government would declare January 24 as the national girl child day with a focus on targeting the scourges of female foeticide, domestic...
06 Jan, 2009, 05.23 PM IST