Full Coverage: Labour

18.02.2008 The ILO and Ministry of Labour and Employment will hold a national consultation on the development of training policy in India during February 20-21 at the capital. This meeting is expected to lay out a roadmap towards developing an employment policy that adresses India's skills challenges.

18.02.2008 There are millions in India who do the dirty job risking their lives. We never notice their lives or deaths. Bereft of the honour of uniform and the posthumous glamour of martyrdom, these soldiers sacrifice their lives making sure the rivers of filth flow unhindered, says S. Anand of Tehelka, a weekly magazine.

06.02.2008 Bachpan Bachao Andolan has rescued more than 80 children from factories located in old Delhi area of the capital city in two different raids. Despite laws banning child labour in India, it continues to thrive in sweatshops across the country.

06.02.2008 India has slipped to 128th position in the world human development index. An average expenditure of farmer household is less than half a dollar a month. About 82% of them suffer from indebtedness. Yet the government is withdrawing from sectors that matter most to the poor, says Magsaysay awardee P. Sainath.

04.02.2008 There are over 20,000 indentured domestic workers in Nepal. Known in local parlance as Kamlari, the system originated half a century ago under which daughters were provided as domestic servants in exchange for cash. Some NGOs are now engaged in rescuing these girls from this appalling practice.

01.02.2008 Sharayu Precision is a Pune-based company in western India that believes in providing the first opportunity of employment to those who are physically or mentally challenged. Its founder Subhash Chuttar has been honoured with prestigious Hellen Keller Award for his contribution to the cause.