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Minimum wages hiked by 33 per cent
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The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the increase of minimum wages by 33 per cent. The new wages will be effective from February 1.
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CSIR centre to be opened in Koraput
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) proposed to set up its extension centre near Koraput where people will be trained on using technology to enhance their income and create new employment opportunities.
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'Non-Manipuri labourers get shelter in Manipur'
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Non-Manipuri labourers, who have been asked to leave Manipur by the banned Revolutionary People's Front, were being provided sanctuary by the Ibobi Singh government here.
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Only fertilizer unit of NE in dismal state
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Going by the deteriorating condition of the Namrup-based Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd, the Namrup Fertilizer Shramik Union (NFSU) has reminded the Prime Minister about the dismal state of the fertilizer plants
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India Inc may hire more women in 2010
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More women are likely to join the corporate work-force this year, with overall hiring prospects picking up and companies increasingly believing in maintaining a healthy male-female ratio, according to recruitment experts.
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Women happier in PSUs, says survey
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Women engaged in the private sector may be getting fat salaries but their job satisfaction level is low compared to their public sector counterparts, a survey of 773 working women has said.
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Tea garden women still an underprivileged lot
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For scores of women in Assam, Women’s Day would have little or no relevance. With scant opportunities available for their uplift, women workers in the tea estates of the State would find no respite from their routine of toil and tears.
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Mob ransacks union office, torches vehicle
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A mob of jute mill workers, rendered unemployed following suspension of work at Jagaddal Jute Industries Limited, today ransacked the workers' union office and attacked the INTUC union president's house.
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Impoverished kids forced to work in Siliguri tea-estates
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Poverty-stricken children, below the permissible employment age of 14, are being made to work in the tea gardens of Siliguri.
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India to lead salary hikes in Asia-Pacific
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Double-digit salary hikes are back. In a sure sign that the economy has returned to the path of high growth, India Inc is projected to give its employees an average pay raise of 10.6% in 2010
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Gratuity for pvt employees raised to Rs 10L
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Bringing cheers for employees working in the private sector, the government on Thursday approved raising the ceiling for payment of gratuity to them from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
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Meghalaya to notify new work permit rules
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The Meghalaya Government has decided to issue a notification on the new amended rules under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Regulation Act 1979 (Amended in 1985) in order to speed up the process of implementing Work Permit System in the State.
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Petition challenging suspension of government servant dismissed
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When a government servant is arrested and being tried in a criminal case he cannot be allowed to discharge his duties as it may not inspire public confidence in the government, the Madras High Court has said.
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State government asked to file affidavit on bonded labour system
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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed State government to file an affidavit about actions on forcing members of barber community into bonded labour system.
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Functioning of government departments paralyzed
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The ongoing strike by government employees entered second month paralysing the working of government offices across the state.
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Manipur Govt offices remain paralysed
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Functioning of Manipur Government departments have remained paralysed for more than a month after State employees went on an indefinite cease work strike demanding implementation of the revised 6th Pay Commission.
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Employees stir continuing in Manipur
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With works in most government offices already getting affected since January 16 for the indefinite stir launched by state government employees under AMTUC and AMGEO, essential commodities department employees are likely to join it very soon.
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Govt gears up to pay arrear salaries
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The State Government today empowered all its Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) in connection with revision of pay and pension of its employees, up to March 31, 2010.
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RDAT aims at creating 50,000 skilled labour in State
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Regional Directorate of Apprentice Training (RDAT) is aiming at creating a force of 50,000 skilled labour in Orissa this year.
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Workers-police clash hits Gas Cracker work
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Construction works at the Gas Cracker Project at Lepetkata site, came to a standstill today following a tense situation after CISF personnel resorted to blank firing when an assembly of workers comprising masons, carpenters, bar benders and unskilled men prevented entry of vehicles
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CAA concern over implementation of Child Labour Act
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Citizens Apex Association (CAA) expressed concerns over 'poor' implementation of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act charging that no employer was punished for engaging children in hazardous work.
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55 Manipuri children rescued from Tamil Nadu
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Around 55 children were brought back to their homes in Manipur after being rescued from an unregistered children's home in Tamil Nadu.
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Orissa threatens ESMA as garbage piles up
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The Orissa government Thursday threatened to impose the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against striking cleaning workers as garbage further piled up in the temple town of Puri.
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Garbage continues to pile up in pilgrim city Puri
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Heaps of garbage continued to pile up in the main street of Orissa's pilgrim city Puri as the indefinite strike by cleaning workers entered the third day Wednesday.
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5 Rayagada boys rescued in Bangalore
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Timely action by a conscious citizen and the media could save five young boys from slipping into an unknown world of labour at Bangalore, far away from their native in Rayagada district in Orissa.
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