Seoul, May 18 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that companies’ management rights should be respected as much as labor rights.Lee posted the message on his X account as Samsung Electronics Co. and its unionized workers began negotiations for a last-minute breakthrough ahead of the union’s planned 18-day strike starting Thursday.”In South Korea, which has adopted the basic orders of democracy and free market economy, labor should be respected as much as companies, and cor…
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Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) To mark the International Labour Day, the Punjab Assembly on Friday unanimously increased base rates of minimum wages for labourers by 15 per cent, the first such decision in 14 years. A resolution in this regard, moved by the Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, was unanimously passed at the special session to mark ‘Kirti Divas’ (Labour Day).Moving the resolution, the Minister said the historic session had been convened after nearly 69 years on Friday to pay ho…
Noida, April 15 (IANS) Amid recent workers’ protests in UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar, District Magistrate Medha Roopam has initiated direct dialogues with workers inside industrial units, while assuring that key demands — including a wage hike — have already been addressed and further reforms are underway.Speaking to IANS, Medha Roopam thanked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for taking swift action on workers’ concerns. She said that the primary demand of the workers, a salary incre…
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s sanitation workers endure hardship driven by entrenched caste hierarchies, discriminatory hiring, absence of legal protections, institutional neglect, social stigma, gendered exploitation, and economic injustice. Their suffering is deeply embedded in the fabric of the state and society, rendering it largely invisible, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report in the European Times, with their labour sustaining cities, preventing disease, and upholdin…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The recently concluded free trade agreement between India and the European Union is creating concern in Pakistan, where industry leaders fear it could hurt the country’s textile sector and threaten millions of jobs, a report has said.The India-EU Free Trade Agreement was announced on January 27 after negotiations concluded between New Delhi and the European Union.The deal is now under legal review before it is formally signed and is expected to come into effect next y…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The United States and Bangladesh signed a legally binding agreement on reciprocal trade, setting tariff schedules and broad commitments on market access, labor standards, and digital trade, US officials said.US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signed the pact with Bangladesh’s adviser for commerce, textiles and jute, and civil aviation and tourism, Sheikh Bashir Uddin, at a ceremony in Washington, according to a statement from the USTR’s office.“Under President…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to confront repression during his four-day visit to China, beginning on Sunday. In a statement, HRW stated: “Orpo’s visit is more than a diplomatic engagement; it is a test of whether Finland can navigate between two major powers while defending its own core interests, which should include a defence of democratic values and human rights.”His visit to China comes after recent visits by lead…
Naypyidaw, Jan 9 (IANS) Despite repeated warnings from International organisations, the space for civil society in China is shrinking rapidly, while opportunities for resistance or redress are disappearing. The latest crackdowns by Chinese authorities depict a state increasingly intolerant of autonomy in any form, with society living under growing fear, silence, and coerced conformity, a report said on Friday.“Fresh crackdowns sweeping across China are reigniting global alarm, as human rights …
Patna, Dec 31 (IANS) RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging his intervention to protect the rights of gig and platform delivery workers and address what he termed their growing exploitation. In his letter, the RJD leader said he was writing on behalf of millions of gig and platform delivery workers across India, who are facing a deepening crisis due to deteriorating working conditions and systematic violations of basic labour rights.Referr…