India reported 1,109 deaths and more than 4,000 injuries in registered factories, on average, each year between 2017 and 2020. The largely informal economy and underreporting of incidents even in the formal economy mean these figures are underestimates, say experts
This paper examines the job-seeking behaviour, various traits of labour employability, and the nature of mobility to achieve employment aspirations of the North East migrant workers in Bengaluru. It shows that migrants extensively use social networks for finding employment. The use of social networks and flexibility in job search shortens the waiting period. Their skill levels
Critics sarcastically called it a ‘Christmas gift’. It was on December 25 that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) rejected an application from the Mother Theresa-founded Missionaries of Charity (MoC) to renew its licence to collect foreign donations, citing “adverse reports” against the NGO. Neither the MHA nor MoC, which issued separate statements, spelt out what the “adverse
Over 12,500 Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have lost their permission to collect foreign donations – 5,933 of them losing it on the last day of 2021 – as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) either refused renewal of their licence or the outfits did not file applications for one.