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The report highlighted that hundreds of millions of people remain poor despite holding one or more jobs. (Photo: AFP)

Rate of unemployment drops globally

Global unemployment down, but too many working poor: ILO.

14 Feb 2019 9:34 PM IST

Worldwide, women earn on average 23 percent less than men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Outrageous figures reveal women earn 23% lesser than men

The government is also investing in free childcare and introducing shared parental leave in a drive to promote gender...

12 March 2018 6:36 PM IST

Qatars government says it is forming a committee to pursue compensation for damages stemming from its isolation by four Arab countries. (Photo: AP)

Qatar lifts exit visa system; workers can now leave without permits

Doha is keen to show it is tackling allegations of worker exploitation as it prepares to host the 2022 soccer World Cup.

5 Sept 2018 8:20 AM IST

An Indian worker preparing firecrackers at a workshop on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. (AFP PHOTO)

400 million Indian workers may sink into poverty due to covid19: UN

In India, with a share of almost 90 per cent of people working in the informal economy, are at risk of falling deeper...

8 April 2020 12:18 PM IST

India joins majority of countries which have adopted the legislation to prohibit and place severe restriction on the employment and work of children. (Representational image)

India inches closer to banning child labour

Cabinet ratifies ILO convention 182 and convention 138, thereby prohibiting children under the age of 18 from work.

1 April 2017 1:19 AM IST