Tag: International Labour Organisation
Jobs gap for women is 15%; for men,10.5%: Report
Worldwide, the year 2022 saw more working-age women outside the labour force than men. Last year, there were 750 million more women of working...
WHO/ILO roll out policy brief on workplace mental health
A policy brief has been jointly published by the World Health Organsiation (WHO) and the International Labour Organsiation (ILO) about the need to address...
Employment growth forecast for 2021 insufficient to help jobless, new jobseekers
While the employment scenario in 2021 and 2022 will witness a rebound, it will not be enough to close the gap in employment brought...
ILO predicts loss of around 305 million full-time jobs
Lockdowns and other restrictive measures to contain the pandemic have had a devastating impact on already weak labour markets, as well as production and...
Low pay and unequal wages remain a malady in India despite...
As per a new ILO report, while employment has grown in the organised sector, there is too much of informality and no social security is offered in most of the jobs.
Cabinet to put ILO recommendations into practice
India is in support of the Recommendation pertaining to ‘The Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience (No.205)’, adopted by ILO in 2015.
Informal employment in manufacturing on a rise in India: ILO
Despite the stable unemployment level, decent work deficits remain widespread, vulnerable employment is on the rise and the pace of working poverty reduction is slowing.
Wider pay gap leads to slower economic growth – ILO
In India, the top 10 per cent take away around 42.7 per cent of the total wages, whereas the share of the bottom 50 per cent is only 17.1 per cent.
Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport is giving workers 30 months’ salary...
Early this year, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. of Taiwan had awarded 12 months’ salary as bonus. Now, the shipping company has gone ahead...
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Now, 40% of DXC Technology’s workforce comprises women
DXC Technology, the global technology services firm, has accomplished the milestone of 40 per cent women in its 43,000-strong India workforce, way before it...
Meta employee fired after relocating from India to UK, describes it as devastating
While layoffs are challenging for everyone involved, the impact is particularly devastating for those who had relocated to another country for their job. One...
Bharat Electronics elevates Vikraman N to director (HR)
Vikraman N has been elevated to the position of director – HR, Bharat Electronics (BEL). Earlier, Vikraman was executive director (radar) and unit head...
Tech sector in Australia adds 70,000 jobs despite layoffs
Despite notable job cuts, Australia's technology industry experienced an 8 per cent growth in the previous year. The industry, notably, has managed to create...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
