EFI Daily News 10th November, 2017
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331st ILO Governing Body : ILO Governing Body calls for “integrated ILO strategy” to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector
The ILO Governing Body has asked the Director-General of the (ILO) to present a strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector to be presented in March 2018. Read
93% Of Jobs Posted In Greater Noida Region Part-Time In Nature: Report
According to research by jobs portal indeed, out of the listed jobs in Greater Noida, 93 per cent are of "a flexible or part-time nature". Read
https://www.ndtv.com/business/93-of-jobs-posted-in-greater-noida-region-part-time-in-nature-report-1773167
IT employees get nod to set up trade union in Karnataka
The labour commission of Bengaluru, Karnataka, has certified the formation of the Karnataka State IT/ITES Employees Union (KITU) under the Trade Union Act, 1926, and Karnataka Trade Unions Regulations, 1958. Read
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/it-employees-get-nod-to-set-up-trade-union-in-karnataka/articleshow/61568071.cms
IT hiring to be slower for years to come: V Balakrishnan
Hiring in India's IT sector will be slower in future, says former Chief Financial Officer of Infosys V Balakrishnan. Read
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/it-hiring-to-be-slower-for-years-to-come-v-balakrishnan/articleshow/61574676.cms
IT minister says only people who were low-skilled lost jobs after DeMo
Opposing the critique that demonetisation caused job loss, Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday that only those who were not able to advance their skills with time, lost their jobs. Read
The casualization of organized labour
As much as 93.9% of the addition to the workforce in the formal manufacturing sector during 2014-15 was hired through contractors. Read
Qatar’s Labour Reforms to protect rights of 6,000,000 Indian Migrant Workers
Qatarrecently announced to bring in labour reforms to protect the rights of the migrant workers. While this announcement received praises from the International Labor Organisation (ILO), but for over 6,000,000 Indian migrant workers in the gulf nation, itcomes as a ray of hope. Read
When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people areemotionally invested, they want to contribute.
Most of the damage we cause to the planet is the result of our own ignorance
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