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French government pushes for wider mask use, protection for migrant workers

After France recorded its highest one-day rise in virus infections since May, the government is pushing for wider mask use and tighter protections for migrant workers and in slaughterhouses. But France still plans to reopen schools nationwide in two weeks, and the labor minister says the government is determined to avoid a new nationwide lockdown that would further hobble the economy and threaten jobs. France's infection count has resurged in recent weeks, blamed in part on people criss-crossing the country for weddings, family gatherings or annual summer vacations with friends. Britain re-imposed quarantine measures Saturday for vacationers returning from France as a result. France reported 3,310 new infections in a single day Saturday, and the rate of positive tests has been growing and is now at 2.6%. The daily case count was down to several hundred a day for two months, but started rising again in July. Overall France has reported more than 30,400 virus-related deaths, among th

Those without ration card find it hard to access Centre's free grain scheme

Just one in four non-ration card holders in rural India got any kind of food support from the government, a recent survey showed

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pvt hospitals overcharge despite govt orders

Foreign study goes for a toss, migrants left out of govt schemes, and five things India must do before it has a vaccine--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Workers return to new environment as companies reimagine workspaces

The manufacturing sector is reimagining workspaces to infuse confidence in workers

Lost generation: Covid-19 pushes millions of kids out of school, into work

Children may be seen as a stop-gap measure to fill jobs left vacant by migrant labourers who fled cities for their rural homes during the lockdown

11 states, UTs didn't distribute foodgrains in July under PMGKAY: Paswan

As a result, free foodgrains have been able to reach only about 62 per cent of the total 810 million beneficiaries during last month through ration shops, Paswan said

Par panel may submit final report on Code on Social Security on Friday

The panel adopted its draft report in a meeting held on Wednesday, a member of the panel said on the condition of anonymity.

71% returnees won't migrate from Odisha if given regular employment: Survey

As many as 227 migrant returnees - 88 from Bargarh, 75 from Sambalpur, 35 from Bolangir and 29 from Deoagrh - were interviewed as part of the survey

Covid-19 impact: Govt plans job scheme for urban poor and migrants

It could be a new scheme or modified version of an existing employment programme, officials say

Covid-19 crisis: Construction workers to soon get migration certificates

This comes after the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in government database, which, along with other issues, was the reason many construction workers didn't get adequate welfare benefits.

Remittances: Pain for India, China with Covid-19 striking across the world

The data reflects an overall increase in remittances in recent decades, from $126 billion in 2000 to $689 billion in 2018

Why remittance-dependent states must help recruiting agencies survive

India tops the list of nations that remit earnings - nearly $83 billion remitted in 2019 - according to the World Bank

Over 30,000 leave Bengaluru ahead of week-long Covid-19 lockdown

According to transport department officials, labourers from other parts of the state migrated in good numbers from Bengaluru ahead of the lockdown

Another migrant crisis

India must brace for a shrinking West Asian jobs market

Parliamentary panel favours extending ESI, EPF benefits to migrant workers

Under the insurance scheme, employees earning up to Rs 21,000 a month can contribute 1.75 per cent towards ESI while the employer contributes 4.75 per cent

No pride in being Maid in India

Informal surveys indicate 85 per cent of these workers found themselves unceremoniously thrown out of jobs or forced to accept pay cuts during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown

Wednesday Cabinet decisions will bring positive change in lives of many: PM

Free foodgrain scheme till November also got cabinet approval

Signs of fatigue in labour recovery

Data shows the worst is over and we are likely to settle at an unemployment rate which would be only slightly higher than the rates witnessed before the lockdown

Haryana Cabinet clears Ordinance to give 75% private jobs to locals

The proposed move can have wider implications due to a large number of MNCs and Indian corporates being based in Gurgaon and other NCR cities falling within the state.

Maharashtra govt launches a portal to ensure employment to 'sons of soil'

The launch comes against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw return of migrant workers to native places outside the state.