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Catch 'em before they fall: India's new climate safety netIndian cities face a dual threat of extreme heat and torrential monsoons, severely impacting informal workers. Traditional insurance and go...- Britain's economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after historic vote to leave EUA decade after Britain's vote to leave the European Union, business leaders like Simon Boyd and Mike Hawes express frustration. Promises of...
- Iran-Israel conflict puts UAE, Saudi Arabia's foreign workers under strainA protracted conflict in the Gulf is jeopardizing billions in remittances, vital for families across Asia and Africa. Migrant workers, like...
- Long queues at Bangladesh border seen as hundreds return after Suvendu Adhikari's 'jaldi jaldi bhago' warningHundreds of undocumented Bangladeshi nationals rushed to the West Bengal border, fearing detention under the state's new "detect-delete-dep...
- Welcome to Trump’s America, where the visa dream is getting harder to keep alivePresident Trump's second term is tightening legal immigration pathways, including student visas and green card applications. New policies r...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- ‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
- Instant domestic help apps face worker unavailability amid rapid scaling, high competitionInstant domestic help platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are experiencing worker shortages. This is causing limited availabi...
- May 1 LPG Rule Changes Update: Will gas cylinder prices rise again? What consumers should knowMay 1 LPG Rule Changes News: Indian LPG consumers face rising fuel prices due to West Asian conflicts, with domestic and commercial cylinde...
- Cooking gas shortage: India ramps up LPG output as West Asia conflict hits supplyIndia is ramping up LPG production and securing alternative imports as the Iran conflict disrupts supplies and deepens a nationwide cooking...
- India cranks up output to cope with enduring cooking gas crisisIndia is grappling with a severe cooking gas shortage. Refineries are increasing output, and new supplies are being sourced globally, inclu...
- Domestic Indian migrants weigh return home in energy crunchDomestic migrants in New Delhi are considering leaving the city due to soaring black market prices for cooking gas, exacerbated by Middle E...
- Karnataka HC favours police verification of migrant workers after recent spate of crimesThe Karnataka High Court has recommended mandatory police verification for migrant workers hired as domestic help, following recent crimes ...
- Labour Bureau to release report of pan-India surveys of migrant & domestic workers soonThe Labour Bureau in India has completed field work for surveys on migrant workers and domestic workers. The surveys are expected to lead t...
- Singapore waives levies on foreign workers during stay-home periodSince January, the government has put in place additional border measures, including limiting entry approvals for work pass holders and req...
- Five labour surveys including on migrants, domestic workers to begin across India by Apr 1Director General Labour Bureau D P S Negi said, "There are very encouraging and positive results of two pre-testings of these five surveys....
- Pandemic could widen the wage gap between migrants and local workers, says ILO studyAs per the ILO study, in some countries such as Cyprus, Italy and Austria the pay gap in hourly wages is higher, at 42%, 30% and 25% respec...
- 'Surveys on migrants and domestic staff aimed at policy interventions'There will be household surveys for migrants. For domestic workers, we plan to include both households employing domestic workers and those...
- Minimum wages for domestic workers?Domestic helps, mostly women from states like Jharkhand and Orissa, have been slogging as migrant workers without a protection umbrella.
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