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Labour trouble continues at Eicher Motors
Two days after the Eicher Motors Ltd signed an agreement with the workers, the plant at Orgadam near here continues to be stricken with the worker's union opposing fresh conditions of the company, a union leader said.
Beauty and Wellness Sector Skill Council inks pact with CIDESCO
Beauty and Wellness Sector Skill Council (B&WSSC) under the ministry of Skill Development Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with international body CIDESCO in order to boost overseas employment opportunities for trained professionals of the country. Zurich-based Committee International d'Esthtique et de Cosmtologie (CIDESCO) is considered world standard for Beauty and Spa Therapy. The MoU will enable the candidates in the field of beauty to get dual certification, which will be recognised across 60 countries, B&WSSC said in a statement. "It is the first-of-its-kind initiative in which a sector skill council has signed an MoU with an international body for boosting global mobility of the candidates trained in beauty Therapy," B&WSSC chairperson Vandana Luthra said. This association will not only help to establish service delivery parameters, but also bring about a uniformity in training, along with helping in knowledge exchange between India and other ...
Youth Congress stages protest in Delhi
Karnataka Youth Congress workers on Friday held a protest in front of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's residence by performing "mundan" to express their displeasure over "pro-capitalists approach of the BJP-led NDA government".
Revamp higher education to meet contemporary needs: VP Naidu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday emphasised on the need to revamp the country's higher education in tune with contemporary requirements.The Vice President, while addressing the fourth Convocation of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Panaji, said that undesirable trend of lakhs of engineering students graduating without basic employable skills must stop."We simply cannot continue to have lakhs of engineering students graduating without basic employable skills every year and this undesirable trend has to be stopped. Our Universities need to overhaul the syllabi and the teaching methodologies to make the courses relevant to the needs of the industries," he said.Stressing on the importance of education, Naidu said that it is not just for employment, but for empowering, enlightening, and widening the perspective of the students and develop them into global citizens.He also said that the country faces numerous challenges, which have to be eradicated to build a New and ...
Labour Minister inaugurates upgraded 100-bed ESI Hospital in Tirupati
Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar Friday inaugurated a renovated and upgraded 100- bed Employees' State Insurance Hospital in Tirupati. The hospital will benefit more than three lakh persons insured with Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). "Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, inaugurated the renovated and upgraded 100 bedded ESI Hospital at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)...," a Labour Ministry statement said. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Gangwar said the 50 bedded ESI Hospital, Tirupati has been renovated and upgraded to 100 beds capacity with project cost of about Rs 110 crore. The hospital building is centrally air conditioned with inpatient and outpatient services and will provide treatment facility in various departments, the statement said. The hospital is equipped with facilities such as OPD, IPD, wards, emergency, diagnostic services, operation theatres, ICU, NICU, CT Scan and X-ray. More than three lakh ..
Detained airport workers are 'hostages': Turkey union
A leading Turkish union on Friday called for the release of two dozen workers arrested after they protested poor working conditions while building Istanbul's giant new airport, saying they were being held as "hostages". Hundreds of workers were rounded up in raids earlier this month and, although most were later released, 24 were remanded in custody ahead of trial by an Istanbul court. Workers are racing to finish the new airport -- a prestige project championed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- in time for the October 29 official opening date. "Airport workers were detained just because they spoke out for their rights. This is not detention, they are being held as hostages," Nihat Demir, secretary-general of Dev Yapi-Is union, told AFP after a news conference urging their release. The protesters went on strike over alleged labour violations in the construction of the airport, ranging from lax work safety that led to deadly accidents, to irregular shuttle services to and from the ..
Ryanair cancels flights as strike hits Europe
Ryanair cancelled scores of European flights on Friday as unions staged what they warned could be the biggest strike in the airline's history. The Dublin-based carrier has played down fears of widespread disruption but confirmed it would cancel about 250 flights. "Today, over 2,150 Ryanair flights (90 per cent of our schedule) will operate as normal carrying 400,000 customers across Europe," the airline said in statement. Walk-outs by cabin crew took place in Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. In some countries, pilots' unions also took action. At Charleroi Airport in Belgium, around 20 strikers unfurled a strike banner at the terminal and four of 12 scheduled services were cancelled. "Some cabin crew staff earn 2,000 euros, and you have a colleague who does exactly the same work, who only earns 1,000 euros, and with 1,000 euros in Belgium, it is impossible to live," said Yves Lambot of the CNE union in Belgium. Tensions ran high at Eindhoven Airport in the .
Rahul attacks PM on health insurance scheme
Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging he opened the State's coffers for an annual expense of a meagre Rs 40 per person as a health insurance "lollipop" while "giving" Rs 1,30,000 crore to Anil Ambani in the Rafale "scam". Taking to Twitter, he said the Rs 2,000 crore in the health insurance scheme for 50 crore Indians works out to a mere Rs 40 per person annual expense. "When does the country's watchman open the coffers of the state exchequer? "Giving Rs 1,30,000 crore to Anil Ambani in Rafale scam. Giving Rs 2,000 crore to 50 crore Indians in Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY. Modi ji's annual expense a mere Rs 40 per person for the Rs 5 lakh health insurance lollipop. Wow Modiji wow, the news is your publicity," he said in Hindi on Twitter. Gandhi has been attacking Modi on various issues and has gone on a major offensive against him on the Rafale deal, alleging "favouritism" and causing huge loss to the state exchequer.
Foxconn ex-manager jailed for stealing 2,000 iPhones
A former manager at Taiwan's technology giant Foxconn has been jailed for stealing and selling 2,000 iPhones to pocket around 8.46 million Taiwan dollars (USD 277,000), a court said Friday. Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, is the world's largest contract electronics maker and assembles products for international brands such as Apple and Sony. It employs about one million workers at its factories across China. Tsai Yi-wei, who worked in the company's testing department, had instructed eight employees at Foxconn's factory in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to smuggle out iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s test models between July 2013 and December 2014, the high court said. Tsai and his accomplices then sold the phones, which were supposed to be scrapped, to stores in Shenzhen. He was sentenced to two years and four months in prison on Thursday and can appeal the ruling. "The defendant was the head of a department but violated the company's trust," the court said in a statement. Foxconn ...
German unemployment rate falls to record low in September
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's jobless numbers fell more than expected in September, pushing down the unemployment rate to its lowest level since German reunification in 1990, data showed on Friday.
Revamp higher education to meet contemporary needs: Naidu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday called for revamping higher education to bring it in tune with the contemporary needs and said the "undesirable trend" of lakhs of engineering students graduating in India without basic employable skills must stop. He said education is not only for employment, but also meant to empower students and help them become global citizens. The vice president said the country faces numerous challenges and they have to be combated in a concerted manner to build a "New and Resurgent India". Naidu was addressing the fourth convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa). Goa Governor Mridula Sinha was also present on the occasion. "You are on the threshold of a new life. As you step out into the bigger world, take an oath to work for the good of the society and the country. "Education is not only for employment. It is meant to empower, enlighten, widen the perspective of the students and develop them into global citizens," the ...
Cigna TTK: one of the 100 best places to work in India
Effective and inclusive EVP is the cornerstone of corporate prosperity. Here's a sneak peek into Cigna TTK's success formula• Healthy Careers• Healthy Life• Healthy Returns• Healthy CultureCigna TTK ranked 96th on the list of 100 best places to work in India in 2018.Making it to the elite list for the third consecutive year in a row, the company truly lives up to its vision of being the leading proponent of health and wellness across the nation.CEO, Prasun Sikdar, and Human Resource Officer, Reena Tyagi, alongside notable company dignitaries, acknowledged the feat as an outcome of the determination and hard work put forth by the employees.Cigna TTK identifies its holistic Employee Value Proposition (EVP) as the driving force behind its success - both as an employer as well as in terms of its customer offerings. EVP, in the literal sense of the acronym, is a benchmark of total offerings (salary, compensation and benefits) provided by an employer in exchange for the services rendered by
Ryanair faces fresh strike in Europe
Ryanair braced Friday for what unions warn will be the biggest strike in the airline's history -- although the carrier played down fears of disruption for travellers. The Dublin-based carrier said it would have to cancel nearly 250 flights amid walk-outs in Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. But the company insisted the vast majority of its 2,400 normally scheduled flights would be unaffected by "these unnecessary strikes". "We find this strike... unreasonable and somewhat out of sync with the progress we thought we were having," Ryanair COO Peter Bellew said in a conference call with journalists on Thursday. Ryanair said in a statement that the vast majority of its 2,400 flights on Friday "will be unaffected by these unnecessary strikes and will operate as scheduled". Affected customers received email and text message notifications on Tuesday to advise them of cancellations and options, Ryanair said. Trade unions have claimed that Friday's 24-hour stoppage .
ADB okays $150 mn loan for Madhya Pradesh's first multi-skills park setup
Multilateral lender ADB will provide USD 150 million loan for establishing the first multi-skills park in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The board of directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 150 million loan to establish the first multi-skills park in India, it said in a release Thursday. The skills park is to be equipped with international training facilities to enhance the quality of Madhya Pradesh's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system. It will create a more skilled workforce that meets the labour market needs of the state, ADB said. "Madhya Pradesh has one of the largest working-age populations in India, with the labour force expected to expand from 48 million in 2016 to 56 million in 2026. However, not a lot of them have the necessary skills and training that can meet the employment needs of the state's emerging sectors," said ADB Principal Social Sector Specialist Sunhwa Lee. ADB's assistance will help open up ...
Par panel on welfare of OBCs to examine concept of creamy layer in employment for SC/STs
The Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes will also examine issues like the concept of Creamy Layer in employment for SCs and STs in central government posts and services and PSUs. This was stated by the Social Justice Ministry a day after the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the 'creamy layer' principle, used to exclude the affluent among other backward classes (OBCs) from enjoying the fruits of reservation, can be made applicable to deny quota benefits in promotion to those affluent among the Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes. The Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes headed by Lok Sabha member Ganesh Singh is currently examining the subject "Rationalization of Creamy Layer in employment for OBCs in services and posts under the control of Government of India including Union Territories, PSUs etc." "In this process the committee may inter-alia examine issues like the concept of Creamy Layer in employment for OBCs in posts and ...
Skill development centers will be opened in all districts of
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday said skill development centers will be opened in all the districts of Odisha in phases to enhance skills, income and employment capability of youths in different trades. The Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister addressing a congregation at Dharmagarh said there will be regular employment Mela after the training for the placement of the trained youths in different organizations and companies. Earlier Pradhan and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar inaugurated Pradhan Mantri Kausal Kendra (PMKK) at Dharmagarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district. The Dharmagarh PMKK spread over 15,000 square feet area, will impart vocational and skill training to at least 1000 youths every year. Sri Sri said youths of India are having strength and capability, but they need proper direction and platform. He said the goal should be that no one remain hungry and unemployed. He said with the modern skill training, the confidence of youths
Motorcycle companies in India's 'Detroit' hit by strike over wages
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers at motorbike companies including Yamaha Corp and Eicher Motors are on strike in Chennai, demanding better wages and a right to form unions to defend their interests.
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week likely as Hurricane Florence temporarily displaced some workers, but the underlying trend continued to point to a tightening labor market.
Pondy to soon get ESIC super-specialty hospital
Puducherry would soon have a super-speciality hospital of the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) with the territorial government coming forward to provide a 5.5-acre site near here. Inaugurating the new regional office of the ESIC here, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Santhosh Kumar Gangwar told reporters that Chief Minister V Narayanasamy had informed him that his government would provide the 5.5-acre land to facilitate the setting up of the facility. The Union Minister said the new hospital would have 175 beds, in keeping with the policy of the Centre. He also said the Narendra Modi-headed NDA government was keen that labourers across the country should have all the statutorily approved medical facilities. The regional office was constructed at a cost of Rs 6.42 crore and comprises of a six-bed dispensary, a lab, a pharmacy and a registration counter. The regional office and dispensary would be run for the benefit of ...
Ryanair German pilots to join widening strike on Friday
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ryanair pilots in Germany will join colleagues on strike in several European countries on Friday, the German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) said late on Wednesday, stepping up pressure in a dispute over pay and conditions.