MoLESS proposes amendment to work permit procedures The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has sent a proposal to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal who also holds the Labour, Employment and Social Security portfolio for amending the ministry’s procedure to grant labour permits to Nepali migrant workers from destination countries. PM Dahal is expected to okay the procedure soon. Opinion 15 Mar, 2023
Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty - UN report The number of people forced to work or in a marriage against their will has surged in recent years to around 50 million on any given day, the U.N.'s International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday upon releasing its modern slavery report. World 12 Sep, 2022
Domestic workers across Asia and the Pacific: It's time to give the rights they deserve With few rights and little social protection, domestic workers were often cast aside during the COVID-19 pandemic to fend for themselves. As the pandemic slowly abates, it is time for countries in Asia and the Pacific to provide better social protection for domestic workers and fully recognise and regulate their work as equal to any other. Opinion 17 Jun, 2022
US, Canada and Mexico sign agreement - again - to replace NAFTA MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON: Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs by... Women 11 Dec, 2019
New labour rules to hit outsourcing firms Kathmandu, December 31 The new Labour Rules, which the government is preparing to issue to define the provisions of the Labour Act, 2017, has put stringent provisions for worker outsourcing firms under which those firms supplying workers to various... 01 Jan, 2018
France's far left takes to the streets against Macron Protesters march against Macron's labour reforms Polls make far-leftist Melenchon Macron's strongest opponent Majority feel Melenchon would not make good president PARIS: Tens of thousands of supporters of French far-left opposition... Women 23 Sep, 2017
Landslide majority in sight for Macron as French elect parliament PARIS: French voters are expected to hand President Emmanuel Macron a landslide majority in parliament on Sunday, a second election triumph for him after his presidential victory and one which should allow him to embark on deep social and... Women 18 Jun, 2017
French elect parliament as polls forecast Macron landslide PARIS: French voters head to the polls on Sunday for the first of two rounds of a parliamentary election expected to give new President Emmanuel Macron a solid majority that should allow him to carry out far-reaching reforms. Just a month... Women 11 Jun, 2017
French trains hit hard by latest protest over labour reform PARIS: Much of France's rail network has ground to a halt as rail workers strike in protest against changes to French labour rules. According to the SNCF national rail authority, about 40 percent of France's high-speed trains and more than half... Women 01 Jun, 2016
Greece government seeks bailout deal by August 20 Athens, July 21 The Greek government said today that it wants to see a final deal on its international bailout hammered out by August 20, as it presented parliament with more draft legislation on the cash-for-reforms agreement. Lawmakers are... 22 Jul, 2015
ILO concerned by labour clause in Myanmar constitution GENEVA: International labour experts on Saturday called on the Myanmar government to amend a provision in the country's new constitution that could be interpreted as justifying forced labour. A special session at the International Labour Organisation... 07 Jun, 2009
Keeping promises Nepali labourers continue to be hoodwinked even after the gory incident of August last, 2004, when twelve Nepali workers met a gruesome end at the hands of ultras in Iraq. Because they were promised jobs in Jordan but ended up in war-torn Iraq, the... 08 Mar, 2005
