Over 400,000 Nepalis leave for jobs overseas
June 12th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) More than 400,000 Nepali youths have left the country in 10 months of the current fiscal year in search of jobs, a media report said.
The ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka, Kuwait to sign MoU for migrant workers
March 29th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kuwait to protect the rights of migrant workers in the country, an official said Thursday."There are ... Read more...
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UAE to set up training centres in India
February 22nd, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 21 (IANS/WAM) To control the flow of unskilled workers into the country's construction sector and bypass private recruitment agencies, the UAE would set up training centres in ... Read more...
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NREGS may be linked to skill development
September 30th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The central government's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme NREGS is likely to be linked to skill development programmes that would empower unskilled workers to get ... Read more...
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PUDR blasts new suggested poverty line
September 26th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Monday criticised the Planning Commission for suggesting that those earning over Rs.32 in urban areas and Rs.26 in ... Read more...
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Minimum monthly wages in Delhi hiked by 15 percent
February 23rd, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday hiked the minimum monthly wages for skilled and unskilled labourers by 15 percent in view of inflation. The decision was taken at a ... Read more...
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Indian Govt to set minimum wages for workers wanting to work in UAE
February 18th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 18 (ANI): India's Ambassador in UAE MK Lokesh has said that the Indian Government is soon expected to set minimum wages for skilled and unskilled workers, wanting to work in ... Read more...
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West Bengal failed to meet social security target, says Buddhadeb
January 2nd, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 2 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said the state government has failed to achieve its target to include the maximum number of unorganized workers in the social ... Read more...
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Lawyer’s panel to check facilities for Games workers
July 7th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has set up a three-member committee of Delhi Legal Services Authority lawyers to inspect the facilities provided by the Delhi government to workers ... Read more...
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British coalition government vows to ’shake up political system’
May 25th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 25 (DPA) Britain's Conservative-Liberal coalition government Tuesday vowed to "shake up the political system" with an ambitious reform agenda while at the same time making the reduction of the ... Read more...
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Don’t look for excuses to hire foreigners, Malaysian PM tells bosses
May 9th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 9 (IANS) Pitching for the local workforce, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has warned the employers against finding "excuses" to hire foreign workers.
Malaysia has close to three ... Read more...
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Minimum wages increased to deal with price rise, says Sheila Dixit
March 20th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 20(ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit on Saturday said that to deal with the situation of price rise of essential commodities, the minimum wages of workers have been increased. ... Read more...
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20,000 Punjabi youths sneak into Europe every year: Study
March 11th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) Every year nearly 20,000 Punjabi youths try to illegally migrate to European Union (EU) countries in pursuit of greener pastures, said a United Nations Office on Drugs and ... Read more...
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Hyderabad Metro Rail to create 50,000 jobs
March 1st, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Hyderabad Metro Rail is expected to trigger mammoth economic activity in and around the city and provide employment to about 50,000 people, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. ... Read more...
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Tough times ahead for Indians, Bangladeshis ’seeking domicile in UK via ‘visa scam’
February 11th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11(ANI): Tougher new rules for student visas will be introduced by United Kingdom from next month after officials spotted a suspected scam involving female applicants from North India, Bangladesh and ... Read more...
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Bihar’s Brass industry faces challenge to its survival
January 10th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajay KumarParev (Bihar), Jan 10 (ANI): Brass industry, which offers livelihood to thousands of rural families in Bihar, is facing difficulty to survive today and forcing most of the people ... Read more...
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Fenton Art Glass Company Debuts On Discovery Channel
November 11th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tuesday night was certainly a night to remember for the employees of "Fenton Glass". They had debuted on international television with the show "Dirty Jobs" that ... Read more...
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Tharoor concerned about misuse of Indian business visas
October 31st, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) With the number of business visas issued by India to Chinese surging to over 58,000 last year, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Saturday expressed ... Read more...
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Out they go, jobs good and bad
May 2nd, 2009 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 2 (DPA) Getting a good job nowadays doesn't mean you are more likely to stay in employment in these recessionary times.
Research in Australia shows that the common perception that the ... Read more...
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Loyal football fans build stadium for Berlin club
April 29th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Mike Swanson
Berlin, April 29 (DPA) Supporters of Berlin's FC Union have been demonstrating their loyalty by rolling up their sleeves to help the club build a new football stadium.The volunteers turn ... Read more...
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70 percent of foreign worker permits in Malaysia slashed
March 15th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Mar.15 (ANI): Work permit approvals for foreign workers in Malaysia have been slashed by almost 70 percent due to an emphasis on hiring locals.
In January and February, an average ... Read more...
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India’s rural job scheme also addressing climate change
February 8th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India's flagship rural job scheme has resulted in some rather unusual spin-offs, chief among them reducing the impact of climate change, a top official says.
This apart, the ... Read more...
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No impact of global meltdown yet in Nepal
December 30th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Dec 30 (ANI): A high level Nepal Government official has said that the ongoing global financial crisis has not yet affected the employment of Nepali youths abroad.
While speaking at an ... Read more...
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‘Overstaying workers cannot become Malaysian citizens’
March 29th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, March 29 (IANS) Over 200,000 foreign workers overstaying for up to 30 years in Malaysia have applied for permanent residence status and citizenship for which they are not qualified. "One ... Read more...
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Bahrain likely to scrap wage decision for Indian workers
March 1st, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
Manama (Bahrain), Mar 1 (ANI): New Delhi's hope of emulating its success in imposing a minimum wage for Indian maids looks in doubt with the withdrawal of a decision to help unskilled ... Read more...
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Britain shuts out non-European low-skill workers
February 29th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Britain Friday firmly shut its doors on low-skilled workers from outside the European Union region under a Points Based System that it said heralds ... Read more...
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