EFI Daily News15thNovember, 2017
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ILO head warns that there are still 152 million victims of child labour
In his opening speech to the IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour, the ILO Director-General acknowledged the progress achieved in the past 20 years, but warned that there is still a long way to go in order to eradicate child labour in all its forms. Read
Ease of doing business: State govt proposes labourreforms
The Centra government has also proposed to add a new section in the Act for raising any dispute related to retrenchment or dismissal from service within three years only. Read
Automation to kill 70% of IT jobs
Automation is expected to gain further steam in 2018, rendering nearly 70 per cent of the Indian workforce irrelevant. Read
Telecom is reeling under mass layoffs. Casualties so far: 75,000 jobs & counting
The telecom sector lost a fourth of its workforce, or some 75,000 employees, in the last one year as operators, tower firms and vendors consolidate to remain afloat in the severely competitive industry.ET 14.11.2017 Read
Rajasthan workers to join rally in Delhi
About 50,000workers from Rajasthanare set to participate at amassive rallyof five lakh workers which is scheduled in Delhi by the BharatiyaMazdoorSangh on November 17. The aim is to attract the attention of theUnion governmenttowards the plight of the workers. Read
ESIC Stall in the India International Trade Fair Inaugurated
ESIC, a statutory organization under Ministry of Labour & Employment is participating in India International Trade Fair (IITF-2017), New Delhi to raise the awareness amongst the people about its benefits. Ministry of Labour & Employment 14.11.2017 Read
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