You Searched For "international labour organization" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Heatwaves endanger workers, reduce productivity: International Labour Organization
Sharply rising temperatures across the globe continue to endanger the safety of workers and impact …
ANI
7 mins read
Dear Kangana, India is already among the most overworked and underpaid. “Obsessive work culture” is not a solution
In an Instagram story, Ranaut reacted to Modi’s first address after taking the oath in Delhi for hi…
1 min read
Flexible working hours can benefit productivity, work-life balance: ILO
According to the report, a substantial portion of the global workforce is now working either l…
3 mins read
Modern slavery: 50 million — mostly women, children, and migrants — still trapped in forced labour and marriages, UN asserts
If you had to make everyone trapped in state-imposed forced labour in a line, you’d sadly notice th…
2 mins read
50 million people worldwide in modern slavery: ILO
According to the latest report by the UN agency titled, 'Global Estimates of Modern Slavery', 28…
4 mins read
WHO's views on sweetener Aspartame may pit it against the food industry and regulators
Aspartame is used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some snapple…
ANI
2 mins read
WHO and ILO warn people not to work long hours as it increases the risk of heart diseases and stroke
This COVID-19 pandemic has obviously changed the mode of working in every sector across the globe. …
2 mins read
745,000 deaths a year can be linked to long working weeks of 55 hours or more, a WHO study suggests
Working 55 hours or more a week was linked to a 35% increase in strokes and a 17% increase in deadl…
Anna Cooban
3 mins read
Global labour income estimated to have declined by $3.5 trillion in first 3 quarters of 2020, says ILO
Global labour income is estimated to have declined by 10.7 per cent or USD 3.5 trillion in the firs…
PTI
2 mins read
Coronavirus fallout has erased $3.5 trillion in workforce income, UN agency says
Second-quarter working-hour losses reached 495 million jobs, which is above the prior estimate of 4…
Ben Winck
2 mins read
About 400 million Indians may sink into poverty says International Labour Organization
About 40 crore workers in India working in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into …
3 mins read
Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods due to COVID says UN agency
The findings appear in the ILO Monitor third edition: COVID-19 and the world of work, release…
PTI
3 mins read
From TCS and Infosys to Microsoft and Kissflow — this is what top execs have to say about productivity in remote working
The shift to digital technologies and remote working setup due to the COVID crisis has put producti…
3 mins read
UN warns of more than 25 million jobs loses due to Coronavirus
Nearly 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, but an internationa…
PTI
2 mins read
Indian women across 20 states protest against the ‘environment of hate’
With India’s general elections just days away, thousands of women from 135 cities across 20 states …
2 mins read
India overtakes China to become the world’s fastest growing economy in Q1 2018
The Economics Affairs Secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg, stated that India seems to be on track …
3 mins read
Prioritising fossils fuels over cleaner energy alternatives amplified Indian heart-related mortalities by 55%: Lancet Countdown report
The report says climate change continues to amplify the health impacts of multiple crises in India.…
2 mins read
Gender wage pay gap: Women graduate in India earns 24% less than her male counterpart
Gender equality is not a reality in India. While sincere attempts to make it so are in the ‘pipelin…
4 mins read
Here's how technology will empower women, set the bar higher
Recently when the world was showering praises on ISRO’s feat of launching 104 satellites, the untol…
2 mins read
A new study links work from home to more stress, insomnia
For example, 41 percent of highly mobile employees said they felt some degree of stress, a figure t…