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NREGA Workers Protest Low Wages by Returning Five Rupees to PM Modi
Workers holding up the letters they are sending PM Narendra Modi. Photo courtesy Jean Dreze Hundreds of NREGA workers from Manika in the Latehar district of Jharkhand have decided to send a letter,...
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Clinton Lays Out ‘Progressive’ Vision for US Economy, Warns Against a Trump...
Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 22, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Jason Miczek...
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AAP to ‘Significantly’ Raise Minimum Wages in Delhi
The government will announce the new wage structure on Independence Day, based on recommendations of a committee comprising trade unions, employers and industry representatives. Delhi labour minister...
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Raising Minimum Wages Recognises the Problem, But Doesn’t Solve It
Labour market policies need to be seriously rethought, given the slow rate of job creation and rapid increase in automation. Representative image. Credit: Asian Development Bank/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0...
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Government Hikes Minimum Wage to Rs 350 as Trade Union Strike Nears
Finance minister Arun Jaitley. Credit: PTI. New Delhi: The centre today announced a hike in minimum wage for unskilled non-farm workers of the central government to Rs 350 a day, from the current Rs...
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The Labour Story that Big Media is Not Telling You
The majority of journalists are serious, diligent people so it’s a pity that the opportunity to use September 2 to seriously discuss and analyse the demands of those who are striking is being missed....
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Emails With Love from Team Hillary Show Trump Up, But Do They Work For Her?
“The sixty-plus emails over thirty days convinced me that Trump wasn’t an ideal candidate but I already knew that. What it didn’t do is convince me that Hillary was.” “Even though there were reports...
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Infosys Says Daunting Long Term Goals to Be Reassessed Due to Tougher Market
An employee of Infosys stands at the front desk of its headquarters in Bengaluru, India, April 15, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Abhishek N. Chinnappa Bengaluru: Infosys Ltd, India’s second-biggest software...
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The Life of Labour: India Inc. Clamours For Labour Law Reforms, Kollywood...
The Life of Labour, a compilation of important labour developments from around the world, will be delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 10 am. Click here to subscribe. Illustration by Aliza Bakht...
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The Life of Labour: ‘Kisan Ki Loot’, Dehradun Municipal Workers Call Off Strike
The Life of Labour, a compilation of important labour developments from around the world, will be delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 10 am. Click here to subscribe. Illustration by Aliza Bakht...
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