Wrong to assume government can solve unemployment, says chief economic advisor

[ad_1] It is incorrect to assume that the government can solve all social and economic problems such as unemployment, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said at the launch of the India Employment Report 2024 on Tuesday, reported The Hindu.The...

Indians are desperate for jobs despite a fast-growing economy – what is the solution?

[ad_1] Israel plans to bring in 70,000 workers from abroad, including 10,000 from India, to boost its construction sector. A labour shortage has emerged after 80,000 Palestinian workers were barred from entering the country after the October 7 Hamas-led attacks.Figures...

#YuvaNyay: Rahul’s 5-point guarantee for youth

[ad_1] 'It is the resolve of Congress to make the dreams of the youth a reality,' Gandhi added. As the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra passed through Rajasthan on Thursday, 7 March—where Gandhi spoke of the new guarantees for the first...

Why a Taiwanese minister made racial comments about hiring Indian workers

[ad_1] On Monday, the Taiwan foreign ministry issued an apology for their labour minister’s claim on February 29 that as a consequence of an agreement signed by New Delhi and Taipei to facilitate employment for Indians in the island-nation, jobs...
‘Isn’t this fraud?’ How India’s Urban Company soured gig work for women

‘Isn’t this fraud?’ How India’s Urban Company soured gig work for women

[ad_1] Bengaluru, India — After years of working at a salon in Bengaluru, Shakeela Banu made a major life change in 2018 and joined Urban Company (UC), an app-based home services platform that has more than 52,000 workers across Indian...