INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION

Post Labour's landslide, Rishi Sunak called unseated Tories, announced his resignation, and kept Richmond and Northallerton. Priti Patel, James Cleverly among candidates to replace him. New PM Keir Starmer plans first foreign visit to a NATO meeting...

Parties in the UK, including Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and the Green Party, compete for votes within the Indian diaspora, emphasizing ties with India and key issues like the stalled free trade agreement and cultural exchanges.

Listed company SDBL in Bhopal rescued 58 children from child labour. Bachpan Bachao Andolan aided in rescue operation. While listed companies themselves rarely engage in child labour practices, they can become inadvertently connected to such practic...

A tripartite Indian delegation, led by labour secretary Sumita Dawra, to the 112th International Labour Conference being in held in Geneva, Switzerland, reinstated India’s commitment to strengthen its work with ILO in view of emerging technologies a...

India is discussing skill mapping and mutual recognition of skills with the UK to enhance job opportunities for its workforce. The focus is on linking the NCS portal with the UK job portal and facilitating worker exchange in labour-intensive sectors...

If exit polls are accurate and Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power with a strong majority, major economic reforms are expected. This might include revisiting land acquisition laws to facilitate industrial growth. Land reforms are crucial f...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning business-friendly measures if he secures a third term, aiming to boost domestic manufacturing by easing labor regulations, offering subsidies, and reducing import taxes. Modi's vision includes creating...

Thousands of workers are trafficked to Southeast Asia to commit cyber fraud on their fellow citizens over social media. Ex-serviceman Botcha Sankhar, who was forced to work in the scam compounds of Cambodia for six months, unravels the modus operand...

Narendra Modi: India is in the final stages of a significant election campaign, with a focus on job discussions taking precedence. The ruling BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlights positive employment indicators. However, the oppositio...

The International Labour Organisation will introduce a legal framework to protect the global workforce from biological hazards, emphasizing the impact of Covid-19. India and 186 other countries will discuss this at the 112th International Labour Con...

Karnataka High Court's April 25, 2024 ruling deemed special provisions for International Workers under EPF Scheme unconstitutional, affecting EPF contributions, retirement age eligibility, and equality before law for these workers.

India leads 2022 remittances with over USD 111 billion, facing challenges like rights violations in Gulf States and COVID-19 impact on migration patterns, highlighting migrant workers' struggles worldwide.

India pushes for enhanced representation at ILO by revising criteria to include demographic dividend, global demand-supply gap, and population/labor workforce. This aims for equitable decision-making and strategic alignment with labor-related issues.

The Ministry of Labour has constituted a high-powered committee to work out the modalities "to provide defined time intervals for food and attending calls of the nature while on duty for the Loco Running Staff of the Indian Railway". The initiative ...

Labour and employment secretary Sumita Dawra called senior ILO officials and conveyed the government's displeasure over the India Employment Report 2024, prepared by the Institute for Human Development in collaboration with a multilateral organisati...

According to a global report, released by the International Labour Organisation on Monday, epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) are affecting large numbers of workers conducting heavy manual labour in hot temperatures and ...

Sanjeev Sanyal emphasizes the need to sustain India's economic growth amidst external uncertainties. Favorable monsoon and moderated food prices could help maintain growth momentum. Investment in storage and FDI momentum are crucial for economic sta...

Social security for informal sector workers, shift toward living wages likely to be part of near-term agenda. Insiders reveal that the upcoming government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), may prioritize the swift implementation of streamlin...

India needs to increase its employment-intensive growth and production while improving job quality, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in association with the Institute for Human Development. The report outlines fiv...