New Delhi : The Indian School of Development Management (ISDM) is set to organise India’s pioneering conference on Management for Social Change, titled Dialogues on Development Management (DoDM). The one-day conference will take place at the prestigi
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In a first-of-its-kind opportunity, 100 NGOs doing critical and credible social impact work across the nation have been selected to receive grants from the GROW Fund, which is anchored by EdelGive Foundation along with several reputed funding partners.
In a first-of-its-kind opportunity, 100 NGOs doing critical and credible social impact work across the nation have been selected to receive grants from the GROW Fund, which is anchored by EdelGive Foundation along with several reputed funding partners.
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Stung By COVID-19, Indian Businesses Rethink Worker Benefits
More than 90% of India s 450-million strong workforce are informal, recruited through tiers of labour contractors with low wages and no social security benefits such as health insurance or pensions.
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As Kerala s industrial heartland cranks back to life post-lockdown, orders are returning to its printing presses, workshops and chemical plants. But to bosses dismay, many workers are in no hurry to come back from their villages. There is a strong reluctance among the workers to return, said Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, head of an industry association representing 200 small businesses in the southern state.
Stung by COVID-19, Indian businesses rethink worker benefits
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Last Updated: Feb 19, 2021, 11:38 AM IST
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Almost a quarter of the informal workers are migrants who typically travel from their villages to bigger cities in distant parts of the country to work at brick kilns, garment factories, in hospitality or at construction sites.
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Money, rather than a job contract and employer social security contributions, is still the biggest draw for most Indian workers.
MUMBAI: As Kerala s industrial heartland cranks back to life post-lockdown, orders are returning to its printing presses, workshops and chemical plants. But to bosses dismay, many workers are in no hurry to come back from their villages.