Defying the pressure from the labour unions the union government notified the category of 'fixed term employee' in the schedule attached to industrial establishment standing order's act, 1946. This is actually walking on thin edge.

According to the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018 report, while the global unemployment rate is expected to stabilize at around 5.5% over the next couple of years, the significant progress achieved in the past in reducing vulnerable employment has essentially stalled since 2012.

Bangladesh, at rank 47, is the only country in South Asia to feature in the top 100, with India ranking 108 and Pakistan 143.

Championing the cause of fathers in the early days after a child's birth, a private member's bill proposes that all workers, including those in the unorganised and private sector, get paternity leave extendable up to three months.

Come September and the Indian Institute of Ahmedabad, (IIMA) gets a new director - in-charge, Errol D'Souza. His appointment has been welcomed by many.

East and South Asia are the only two regions which have seen a reducing percentage of working women over the past two decades, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

The case for greater gender balance in business and management has already been made several times over. Let's make it actionable.

One of the major challenges is that there is no licensing of the staffing firms due to which there are many frivolous organisations operating in the market that are responsible for informal workforce.

The increase in unemployment levels and rates in 2017 will be driven by deteriorating labour market conditions in emerging countries - as the impacts of several deep recessions in 2016 continue to affect labour markets in 2017.

Government on Wednesday approved a Rs 6,000 crore special package for textiles & apparel sector to create one crore new jobs in 3 years, attracting investments of $11 billion and generating $30 billion in exports.

Activists say plans to allow children under 14 to work for their families will make achieving the goal impossible.

Domestic servants, who stare at an uncertain future when they grow weak with age and are thrown out of their job, will now have the cushion of a social security scheme under which the employer will have a mandatory contribution.

The amendment bill proposes a total ban on all forms of child labour up to the age of 14 and a ban on worst forms of child labour involving hazardous work up to the age of 18.

Trade union leaders said that Prime Minister had not given any assurance on various economic policies and labour related laws, hence they would go ahead with their September 2 nation-wide strike.

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They received the Nobel medal which is 18 carat green gold plated with 24 carat gold and weighs around 175 grams. They will share $1.1 million prize money.

Average wages in developed countries have grown only 0.4 per cent since 2009 despite a 5.3 per cent increase in workers' productivity, the ILO said in its latest Global Wage Report.

The manufacturing sector continues to struggle with labour strife. It is time for some soul searching.