Job seekers at Maruti’s Manesar plant prey for agents, touts
August 18th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 18 (IANS) As Maruti Suzuki announced the termination of over 500 permanent workers and restoration of operations at its Manesar plant from Aug 21, job aspirants in the ... Read more...
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Four arrested for trafficking, eight girls rescued
June 26th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, were arrested here for child trafficking and eight minor girls were rescued, police said Tuesday."The accused were involved in trafficking ... Read more...
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Five arrested for duping people with ready maids
June 25th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) They offered ready maids who would work in households, and collected hefty amounts as advance. The maid would work for a couple of hours and ... Read more...
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Bengal to provide facilities to job-seekers
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday announced the creation of an 'Employment Bank', its flagship programme, to provide a common platform among job-seekers, employers and placement agencies."I ... Read more...
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Draft law ready to regulate Delhi placement agencies
March 7th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The government Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has prepared a draft legislation to regulate placement agencies in the city.The court was hearing ... Read more...
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Need regulator to monitor placement agencies: Court (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Acquitting a rape accused, a Delhi court has recommended a regulatory mechanism to check placement agencies which allegedly exploit migrant domestic helps and subject them ... Read more...
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Need regulator to monitor placement agencies: Court
January 9th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Acquitting a rape accused, a Delhi court has recommended a regulatory mechanism to check placement agencies which allegedly exploit migrant domestic helps and subject them ... Read more...
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Delhi has new labour comissioner
July 11th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Ramesh Tiwari is Delhi's new labour commissioner. He replaced C.P. Tripathi on Monday.Delhi Labour Minister Ramakant Goswami discussed matters related to child labour, placement agencies, ... Read more...
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Complaints of growing abuse by placement agencies in Delhi
July 3rd, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl is raped by the owner of a placement agency who "bought" her from her relatives for a paltry sum for being employed ... Read more...
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Girls lured to Delhi CWG for work being sold to brothels
September 30th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.30 (ANI): Under aged girls are being lured to Delhi for work at the Commonwealth Games, only to be sold to brothels.According to The Australian, the Indian Government has issued ... Read more...
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Special computer, English training for soldiers
August 20th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Indian Army Friday launched an initiative titled 'Kshamta' for soldiers to help them learn basic computer skills and spoken English, and secure "good jobs" after retirement.
"As ... Read more...
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Government mulling health insurance for domestic workers
July 27th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The government is considering a slew of welfare schemes, including health insurance, for domestic workers in the country, Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge informed the Lok ... Read more...
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Congress walks out from Chhattisgarh house on trafficking
March 19th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 18 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's main opposition Congress party staged a walkout Thursday from the state assembly, charging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government with failure to stop human trafficking.
Raising ... Read more...
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Haryana gets juvenile justice boards
February 19th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) In a bid to effectively implement the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the Haryana government has set up juvenile justice boards and child welfare committees in each ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh denies blue films made with tribal girls
January 15th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) Chhattisgarh government Friday rejected charges of the opposition Congress that placement agencies have been using tribal girls in the state for making blue films.
"It's incorrect to say that ... Read more...
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Regulate placement agencies: Delhi High Court
March 25th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the state government to make laws to regulate the mushrooming placement agencies in the national capital.
Expressing a urgent need of ... Read more...
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Rogue placement agencies mushroom in Delhi, exploit girls
February 18th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Only 24 of the 2,400-odd placement agencies operating in the capital are registered with the government. Most of these agencies provide domestic help and exploit young women ... Read more...
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Delhi government to frame guidelines to check human trafficking
February 4th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will constitute a committee to frame guidelines against human trafficking, especially of domestic child labour through ... Read more...
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Court transfers human trafficking case to Crime Branch
January 28th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday transferred a case of illegal trafficking of youth through placement agencies to the Crime Branch of Delhi Police after pulling up local ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court summons Police Commissioner over human trafficking
January 23rd, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 23, (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday slammed the police for not registering a case of alleged human trafficking of maids by placement agencies. It has summoned ... Read more...
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Court slams Delhi Police over human trafficking
January 23rd, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday slammed the city police for not registering a case under the appropriate sections of law against placement agencies for illegal trafficking of ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to Delhi government over placement agencies
January 22nd, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the chief secretary of the Delhi government and the Delhi Police Commissioner asking what they are doing to deal ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court orders probe into child trafficking
January 22nd, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): Concerned over the increasing number of child trafficking cases, the Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered senior police officials to investigate the case and present the ... Read more...
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Make scheme to stop exploitation of employed kids: court
September 4th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Delhi High Court Thursday suggested to the central government to prepare a scheme to stop the growing number of cases of exploitation of minor children employed in ... Read more...
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Court raps police over human trafficking
February 18th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High court Monday pulled up the police for shoddy investigation into the alleged human trafficking by placement agencies under guise of providing domestic help. A ... Read more...
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Punjab police arrests travel agent for fraudulent practices
December 20th, 2007 - 8:03 pm ICT by admin
Jalandhar (Punjab), Dec 20 (ANI): Punjab Police today arrested a private travel agent for possessing over 15000 passports, which were beyond his permitted licence limit.
After receiving a tip-off, the Anti-Fraud Department raided ... Read more...
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