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Forced Labour & Marriage Increased Significantly Over The Last Five Years: UN

September 13, 2022

The latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and international human rights group Walk Free, revealed that last year, some 50 million people were living in modern slavery: 28 million in forced

All Rural Workers Deserve Social Protection Coverage, Says ILO

Tannuka Juneja

July 8, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Social protection for rural workers “remains a dream”, according to a report launched in Geneva. The report was launched by the Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) which is a part of the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO). According to the study “Decent work

What’s The Length of An Ideal Work Week?

Jyoti Verma

May 17, 2022

Commentary

From July 1, the government of India may shift to a different working and wage style. The labour ministry is in the final leg of clubbing 44 central labour laws into four broad codes of wages, industrial relations, social security and occupation

Spending on Social Protection Rose Nearly 270% With Pandemic

Tannuka Juneja

February 8, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, has said that from December 2020 to May 2021, total spending on social protection rose by almost 270 per cent, to $2.9 trillion. “The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated inequalities, and multiple forms

What’s The Length of An Ideal Work Week?

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