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Crackdown On Illegal Travel Agents Begins

Enforcement Directorate officials said on Friday they are probing a 'complex network' of agents and facilitators in India, Canada and the US who help Indians illegally enter the US via 'bogus'......

SC directs Centre to safeguard domestic workers' rights

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre for a legal framework to provide a safeguard to domestic workers observing their exploitation and a "legal vacuum" over the protection of their......

Can Kejriwal Make It Three In A Row?

The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump AAP, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convener Arvind Kejriwal at an election meeting in......

Full text: President Murmu's R-Day eve address to the nation

'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji’s dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us......

High Court Restores Construction Workers' Rights

Justices Arif S Doctor and Somasekhar Sundaresan held there was nothing in the MCC that would interfere with the Board's ongoing activities. Kindly note that this image has been posted only for......

Budget will revitalise agri sector, rural economy

Recent documents by NITI Aayog and periodic labour force surveys on employment show that the importance of agriculture is rising in the Indian economy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......

Budget: Time To Bet On Big Ideas

The generation of quality jobs and skill development should be the focal point, cutting across ministries and departments, asserts Nivedita Mookerji. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Unorganised labour may get EPF, ESI

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour will recommend to the Union Ministry of Labour to frame laws so as to bring workers of the unorganised sector in the country under the social security......

Why Indian Labour Conference has been postponed

At the 47th ILC, scheduled for February 26 and 27 in Delhi, trade unions and employers were to discuss key issues related to employment and social security coverage to workers The Union government......

Why is Qatar a controversial location for the FIFA World Cup?

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIFA World Cup/Twitter The decision to award Qatar hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup has been marred by controversy, including allegations of corruption and human......

Qatar gets 14 days to send labour report to FIFA

Qatar has been given two weeks to provide a report to FIFA on how it has improved working conditions for labourers in the 2022 World Cup host nation. - Migrant Nepalese workers die of 'modern......

Shorts: Aus human rights body to probe gymnastics abuse complaints

Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Australia's human rights watchdog will conduct a review of the country's gymnastics program following complaints of physical......

Blatter says Qatar needs to do more to protect workers

FIFA president Sepp Blatter visited Qatar's emir on Sunday and said that while progress has been made in improving workers' rights in the 2022 World Cup host nation, more still needed to be done.......

FIFA mess: 'People are tired of Qatar allegations'

‘Our opinion is this report isn't in relation to Qatar, as a lot of people make it sound’ ‘I think there is reader fatigue in terms of this story’ ‘We just want to......

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