Workers
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Large-scale protests by North Koreans reported in China due to horrendous working conditions
World | Feb 08, 2024, 08:50 PM ISTThere are tens and thousands of North Korean workers overseas who generate foreign currency for the sanction-hit regime and are unable to return home. These protests in China over unpaid wages is rarely heard of, given the near-complete control of the state over citizens.
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Tamil Nadu: Six workers die, one missing as under-construction portion of building collapses in Ooty
Tamil Nadu | Feb 07, 2024, 03:37 PM ISTTamil Nadu news: Ooty General Hospital Dean Padmini confirmed the deaths of six people after portion of a building collapsed on Wednesday.
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Gujarat: Three workers dead, two injured in blast at pharma factory in Vadodara
Gujarat | Jan 31, 2024, 11:14 PM ISTGujarat news: The explosion occurred at a private company located in Ekalbara village of Vadodara, confirmed police on Wednesday.
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Four workers hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas leaked from pipeline in Vadodara pharma factory
Gujarat | Dec 27, 2023, 12:02 AM ISTAt least four workers are hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas leaked from a pipeline in Vadodara-based pharma factory, police informed on Tuesday.
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Karnataka: Under-construction building collapses in Bengaluru, 2 workers feared trapped
Karnataka | Dec 25, 2023, 08:54 PM ISTThe under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on Monday.
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Karnataka: 12 workers feared trapped under sacks filled with grains in warehouse in Vijaypura
Karnataka | Dec 05, 2023, 12:06 PM ISTSome portion of the grain godown collapsed which caused the falling of sacks filled with grains on workers. The rescue team rushed to the spots with cranes.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 'Survived on water seeping from rocks', worker shares story of survival
India | Nov 29, 2023, 03:51 PM ISTUttarakhand tunnel rescue: There is a festival-like situation at the residences of all those who were rescued after 17 days from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi. People from all quarters are praising their resilience and striving to survive.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami meets rescued workers, hands over Rs 1 lakh relief cheques to them | WATCH
India | Nov 29, 2023, 12:32 PM ISTThe Uttarakhand Chief Minister had announced financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to all the 41 workers rescued from the tunnel. He had also said that the government would bear the expenses of hospital treatment.
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PM Modi interacts with workers rescued from Uttarkashi tunnel over phone
India | Nov 29, 2023, 07:26 AM ISTA multi-agency rescue operation was launched to evacuate 41 workers who were stuck inside the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after it collapsed following a landslide on November 12.
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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Locals shout 'Modi hai to mumkin hai' slogans after successful evacuation
India | Nov 28, 2023, 11:23 PM ISTPeople, who have been waiting for days, for the success of the daunting rescue operation that lasted 17 days, started sloganeering the moment workers started coming out from the collapsed tunnel.
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Worker shows victory sign while being rescued from Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi | See photo
India | Nov 28, 2023, 10:16 PM ISTThe workers were trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi for the past 17 days. A multi-agency mission was launched to rescue them.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP, Congress workers booked after clashes over distributing gifts in Indore
Madhya Pradesh | Nov 16, 2023, 06:34 PM ISTFormer MP minister and Congress MLA Jitu Patwari's brother Nana Patwari and BJP candidate Madhu Verma's brother Balram Verma are among the persons booked for clashes. The cases were filed in three separate police stations.
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Pakistan: Police arrest over 100 workers of Imran Khan's party in Lahore over solidarity rally
World | Oct 23, 2023, 10:32 PM ISTWhile the PTI claimed they had obtained permission from the district administration for the rally in support of Imran Khan, the Lahore police said that they did not get permission from the concerned police station. Imran Khan was indicted in the cipher case earlier today.
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PM Modi felicitates workers involved in construction of redeveloped ITPO complex | WATCH VIDEO
India | Jul 26, 2023, 12:34 PM ISTThe Prime Minister also performed a puja in the presence of several Union Ministers at the inaugural event of the complex, set to host the G20 leaders' meet in September.
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Pinterest laying off 150 workers, or less than 5% of its entire workforce: Know-why?
Technology | Feb 03, 2023, 06:06 PM ISTAccording to a Bloomberg News report, Pinterest is laying off 150 people, or less than 5% of its overall workforce. Pinterest is the latest in a long line of IT firms to lay off employees.
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Maharashtra: Six workers injured in explosion at steel plant in Jalna
India | Nov 01, 2022, 08:06 PM ISTMaharashtra: Four injured workers were admitted to a private hospital here while two were shifted to a hospital in Aurangabad for treatment, said Jalna Superintendent of Police Dr Akshay Shinde.
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Over 4 crore unorganised workers registered on e-Shram portal
Business | Oct 17, 2021, 01:39 PM ISTAll workers in the unorganised sector, including migrant ones, can now take the benefits of various social security and employment-based schemes through registration on the e-Shram portal.
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Centre to launch E-Shram portal today | All you need to know
India | Aug 26, 2021, 07:09 AM ISTE-Shram portal: Workers will be provided with an e-SHRAM card which will have a 12 digit unique number. A national toll free number 14434 will also be launched to help and address queries of the workers who are seeking to get themselves registered.
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US workers quitting jobs at highest rate in decades
World | Jun 14, 2021, 10:26 AM ISTMore Americans are quitting their jobs than at any other time in at least two decades, which added challenges to companies trying to keep up with the economic recovery.
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Govt hikes variable DA, move to benefit over 1.5 crore workers
India | May 22, 2021, 12:01 AM ISTThe hike, which will be effective from April 1, 2021, will also result in an increase in rate of minimum wages for central sphere employees and workers.