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A photograph showing a labourer smoking on scaffolding has triggered public anger following a blaze in Tai Po, Hong Kong. The incident has drawn criticism regarding safety and conduct at construction sites.
As many as 163 minor boys, allegedly being trafficked from Bihar to Maharashtra to work as labourers, were rescued from an express train in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district by railway police.
The Delhi government plans to organize special outreach camps to facilitate the delivery of LPG cylinders to migrant laborers in the region.
The decomposed body of a missing day labourer has been discovered in Noakhali, Bangladesh, prompting an investigation into the circumstances of his death.
India has announced a new policy for LPG cylinder allocation, which will now be determined by average consumption, with migrant laborers being designated as a priority group for receiving cylinders.
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers working in Russia are living in extremely harsh conditions, described as 'lives worse than cattle'.
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers working in Russia are enduring extremely harsh conditions, described as 'lives worse than cattle'.
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers working in Russia are enduring extremely poor living conditions, described as being 'worse than cattle'.
A former labourer is reportedly poised to make £400 million from the sale of Huel, a significant personal financial gain from the company.
A four-year-old girl was brutally murdered by a neighbour in Ghaziabad after he lured her with chocolate. Her body, found with severe injuries, led to the swift arrest of the 24-year-old labourer.
An Indian labourer has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of sexually assaulting three girls.
The incident occurred during work on a sewage treatment plant at a society
Resident of Manzpora in the Naidkhai area of the north Kashmir district, secured an all-India rank (AIR) of 957, bringing pride and celebrations to the frontier district
The Karnataka High Court has suggested that the State government develop a mechanism for the verification of migrant labourers, emphasizing the importance of protecting their dignity and equality.
The Karnataka High Court has ordered a judicial probe into the police encounter of a migrant labourer in Hubballi.
One person died and five others were injured after labourers fell from the fifth floor of an under-construction site in Chembur, India.
One laborer died and five others were injured after falling from the fifth floor of an under-construction building in Chembur, India.
Meet non-Muslim brothers on mission to provide 30,000 iftar meals to labourers in Dubai Khaleej Times
The Supreme Court of India has instructed the Labour Ministry to file an affidavit regarding the trafficking of bonded labourers.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced ₹5 lakh compensation for the families of three labourers who died in a landslide at a road construction site in Hulikal Ghat, Hosanagara.
Indian migrant workers are struggling with cooking gas shortages, exacerbated by global supply pressures linked to the Iran war, leading many to leave cities. In response, the Indian Centre has doubled the allocation of 5-kg Free Trade LPG cylinders nationwide to ease access to cooking fuel.
A fugitive wanted in connection with a grenade smuggling case, Bikramjit Singh, was arrested by Gujarat ATS while working as a labourer at a dhabha in Deesa.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited North Korea, where he held talks with leader Kim Jong Un, signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, and exchanged gifts, including Lukashenko presenting an assault rifle to Kim, further solidifying their anti-Western alliance and criticizing Western pressure.
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers working in Russia are enduring extremely harsh conditions, described as 'lives worse than cattle'.
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers working in Russia are enduring extremely harsh conditions, described as 'lives worse than cattle'.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a cold storage unit collapse in Prayagraj, India, which resulted in the deaths of four laborers.
A migrant labourer from Bihar was shot dead in Jalandhar, India, following a dispute over wages.
GWADAR: Five labourers from Sindh were injured in a grenade attack on a house in the coastal town of Pasni late Tuesday night, police said. Unknown people riding motorbikes hurled a grenade at a residential quarter in Ward No. 9, resulting in an explosion in the house’s courtyard, according to police reports. As a result, five people said to be from Sindh were injured while a portion of the quarter was damaged. Police rushed to the site soon after the blast and shifted the injured to the dist...
Hong Kong police have implemented new security measures, including a cash limit for workers and metal detector searches, at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po following the arrest of three labourers suspected of stealing jewellery.
Authorities in Tiruvallur district have rescued 78 bonded laborers, including 21 children, from a brick kiln, highlighting ongoing issues of forced labor.
A Delhi court has acquitted a building owner 27 years after a ceiling collapse resulted in the death of a laborer, with the reasons for the acquittal being detailed.
An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Derrick Larbi Nmetteh, a labourer accused of stealing electrical cables, PVC pipes, and breakers worth GH¢28,320 from a construction site in Teshie.
The Janawadi Mahila Sanghatane plans to stage a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on March 5, highlighting the burden of microfinance loans and their impact on women, farmers, laborers, and senior citizens.
Tragedy struck Aligarh after a Holi Milan event when two men allegedly opened fire, killing a factory labourer and injuring a college student. Police suspect a dispute involving ragging and past enmity as the motive behind the shooting. The victims reportedly knew their assailants, who arrived on a motorcycle. Investigations are ongoing.
They are admitted to civic-run Rajawadi Hospital, says the official
Following a raid on a brick kiln in Uttar Pradesh, 28 bonded labourers were successfully rescued, highlighting ongoing issues of forced labor in the region.
QUETTA: Armed men abducted 14 workers of a construction company working on a government project and at a crushing plant at two different places in Khuzdar and Barkhan districts of Balochistan, police said on Sunday. A senior police officer said the armed men barged into the construction company’s camp in Mula area, some 60 km from Khuzdar, and kidnapped 11 workers including a project manager. “Six labourers belonged to Sindh province who were working with the company while five others are r...
Kylemore Abbey has honored the legacy of its estate labourers by restoring a bothy and tool shed. This initiative aims to recognize the historical contributions of those who worked on the estate.
A construction labourer in Bengaluru was arrested for allegedly murdering his friend after a drinking spree, reportedly to pursue a relationship with the deceased's wife, who had confided in him about domestic abuse.
Three laborers were buried alive when a house undergoing repairs collapsed in Barnala, India.
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers in Russia are enduring extremely harsh conditions, described as "lives worse than cattle."
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers working in Russia are enduring extremely harsh conditions, described as "lives worse than cattle."
Reports indicate that North Korean laborers working in Russia are living in extremely poor conditions, described as 'worse than cattle,' raising concerns about human rights and exploitation.
A day labourer in Bangladesh averted a potential train disaster by using a banana peel as an improvised signal to warn an approaching train.
A labourer died and a mason was injured due to electrocution while carrying out construction work at a house in Kapashera, Delhi.
Many contract labourers claim that as the project nears completion their key demands have only been partly implemented by the country’s largest government-owned oil company
Seven labourers were killed and four injured when an under-construction STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) wall collapsed in Gurgaon, India.
Labourers in Kerala's rubber, tea, coffee, and cardamom sectors will see their daily pay increased by ₹48 and receive a one-time interim relief payment of ₹1,000.
As many as 16 candidates from Jammu and Kashmir -- the joint highest ever from the region -- have qualified the UPSC examination.
For the tribal families of Rajpur, life is a 2 a.m. wake-up call to earn just enough to survive another day
The death toll from a tragedy in Chembur has risen to two, with more laborers fighting for their lives after a fall from a 6-storey building.
The deceased has been identified as Gandikota Lalitha, 41, a labourer from Waddera Basthi, Manikeshwar Nagar, Tarnaka
In the Telugu book ‘Agamya Gamyaalu’, author Mukunda Ramarao draws from his family’s migration history to illuminate indentured labour as a shared global tragedy
The 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Alamala, Abeokuta on Tuesday, disclosed that it has launched investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a labourer, Oluwaseyi Adeoye,