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- World
COVID-19 test workers strike over unpaid wages in China
Shenyang: Workers at test centres in northeastern China have been holding strikes over unpaid wages in a nationwide COVID-19 testing industry that has expanded far beyond its sources of funding, RFA reported.…
- Business
Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rise in June
New Delhi: Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers rose to 6.43 percent and 6.76 percent, respectively, in June due to higher prices of certain food items. In June last year,…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘Baahubali’ rescue of toddler in Peddapalli district
Hyderabad: The rescue operations in the flood-affected parts of Telangana are throwing up dramatic visuals. A toddler was rescued on a plastic tub carried on the head by a rescue worker in…
- Technology
Netflix bids goodbye to 300 employees in 2nd round of layoffs
San Francisco: After laying off several employees recently, popular video streaming platform Netflix has once again shown the exit door to an additional 300 employees in the second round of layoffs. According…
- Technology
Tesla layoffs have also impacted hourly workers: Report
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has started another wave of layoffs, and this time it also includes hourly workers instead of just salaried employees as the CEO claimed. Informed…
- Automobile
Majority of Ford India’s workers continue protest, some resume duty
Chennai: While the majority of Ford India Private Ltd’s about 2,600 workers at its Maraimalai Nagar plant near here are continuing their protest demanding a better severance package, a small group of…
- Technology
Alphabet, Meta had highest-paid median workers in 2021: Report
San Francisco: The median compensation for most S&P 500 corporations increased last year as the economy grew and the job market tightened, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The report mentioned…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Sanitation workers stage protest after GHMC cuts wages
Hyderabad: Sanitation workers of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) staged a protest to seek full compensation after the GHMC’s Charminar office cut their wages, on Wednesday. The sanitation employees boycotted their tasks…
- Technology
Apple reportedly discouraging retail workers from forming a union
San Francisco: As Apple retail store employees move forward to form a union over pay parity and other issues, the tech giant’s vice president of people and retail, Deirdre O’Brien, is reportedly…
- Telangana
Telangana: SSCL protest against the privatization of coal mines
Hyderabad: The workers of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) protested against the central government’s decision to privatize the public sector company and alleged that they are corrupting the company. The protests…
- Technology
Apple NY retail store workers begin efforts to form a union
New York: Apple employees at its iconic New York City store in Grand Central Terminal are set to form a union, the way Amazon warehouse and fulfilment centre workers are attempting to.…
- Telangana
RTC bus runs over three workers in Telangana
Hyderabad: A TSRTC bus ran over three construction workers in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred on Hyderabad-Warangal highway when the labourers were working at the road…
- Automobile
Rival unions unite at Eicher Motors
Chennai: While merger of rival companies is normal, a merger of two worker unions is something rare, which happened at two-wheeler maker Eicher Motors Ltd’s plant here, said their leaders. Further, the…
- World
New Zealand to increase wages for lowest paid workers
Wellington: The New Zealand government will raise the minimum wage for the lowest paid workers by increasing it to NZ$21.2 ($14) per hour from April 1, a move expected to benefit approximately…
- Automobile
Worker compensation talks at Ford India inconclusive
Chennai: The talks between the Ford India Pvt Ltd management and the worker representatives on the manner in which the compensation to be paid when the factory near here is closed is…
