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- World
Brazil set to join other Latin American countries with 40-hour, 5-day workweek
Sao Paulo: Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday, May 27, establishing a 40-hour, five-day…
- India
Greatest setback for workers’ rights: Congress on new labour codes
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday, May 11, lashed out at the Central government which has fully operationalised the four labour codes by notifying the final rules, alleging that these codes are…
- Telangana
Telangana Minister assures aid to crane collapse victims’ families
Hyderabad: Telangana Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy on Tuesday, April 28, said that the state government would stand by the families of victims in the crane collapse incident here in which five…
- India
Trafficking of bonded labourers: SC asks labour ministry to file affidavit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 21, asked the secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment to file an affidavit giving details of the action taken to address the…
- India
Noida DM warns outsourcing agencies, workers against bad conduct
Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam has warned outsourcing agencies and contractors of strict action, including blacklisting and licence cancellation, in case of any unruly behaviour by them or their workers.…
- Hyderabad
How Hyderabad’s haleem is selling this Ramzan and what it’s costing you
Hyderabad: Haleem season in Hyderabad is in full swing, and if you have noticed the price of your favourite dish nudging upward this year, you are right. A combination of rising ingredient costs,…
- World
White House released fact sheet on India-US trade deal
New York: In the coming weeks, the United States (US) and India will work toward finalising the interim agreement on trade with a view to concluding a mutually beneficial Bilateral Trade Agreement,…
- Middle East
Indians top labour market in Kuwait with 5.78 lakh workers
The latest labour market trends in Kuwait show that the total number of workers, excluding domestic workers, reached 2.229 million by the end of June 2025. Among all expats, Indians constituted 25.9…
- Bangalore
2 labourers killed, 1 hurt in Bengaluru under-construction site mishap
Bengaluru: Two labourers were killed and one injured after a mound of mud collapsed on them at an under-construction site here, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the incident occurred when…
- India
6 dead, 11 missing as rescuers dig through debris in Uttarakhand
Rudraprayag: Rescuers rummaged through knee-high debris in the Chenagad area of Rudraprayag district on Saturday in search of missing persons, a day after heavy rain and cloudbursts pounded various districts of Uttarakhand…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Agricultural labourer dies, 2 others injured in lightning strike
Machilipatnam: An agricultural labourer died and two others were injured in a lightning incident following heavy rains in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday evening, police said. The incident took…
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: 14 more labourers rescued, 8 remain trapped
Dehradun: Rescuers pulled out 14 more labourers from the snow that engulfed a BRO camp in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district as search operations resumed at the site of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia introduces national policy to eliminate forced labour
In a historic move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MoHRSD) has announced the introduction of a National Policy aimed at eliminating forced labour. The policy…
- India
J&K CM Abdullah condemns terror attack on non-local labourers
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned a terror attack on non-local labourers in Ganderbal district. “Very sad news of a dastardly and cowardly attack on non-local labourers…
- Kashmir
J&K: 3 labourers killed, Four others injured in terrorist attack
Srinagar: At least three labourers were killed and 4 others, including locals, injured in a terrorist attack on a labourers camp in J&K’s Ganderbal district on Sunday, officials said. All the deceased…
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