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Laid Off and Locked Out: H-1B Workers Struggle to Stay Afloat

Laid Off and Locked Out: H-1B Workers Struggle to Stay Afloat

Many Indian tech professionals living in the United States are going through a very difficult time. Big American companies like Google and Microsoft are laying off thousands of workers. A large number of these workers

Swiggy and the Labor Ministry join hands to create 1.2 million jobs in India

Swiggy and the Labor Ministry join hands to create 1.2 million jobs in India

India signs MOU with major food delivery service Swiggy to boost employment opportunities in about one million two hundred thousand jobs over two-three years through the Ndsc portal. Union Labour and Environment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Massachusetts Court Backs Covid Compensation for Essential Worker

Massachusetts Court Backs Covid Compensation for Essential Worker

On 16 April 2025, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld the decision of awarding workers’ compensation benefits to Jeff Stacy who was contracted as a lineman during the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the given

CEOs Outpace Worker Salaries in Mere Hours, Business Insider Report

CEOs Outpace Worker Salaries in Mere Hours, Business Insider Report

According to Business Insider research, top corporate US executives get the yearly pay of their average worker in just one day. This reflects widening income inequality between corporate staff and managers. The study evaluated 2024

Britain’s Job Market Struggles as Inflation Stays High

Britain’s Job Market Struggles as Inflation Stays High

The labor markets of the United Kingdom weakened a notch just before an epoch-making April tax hike on employers. Job vacancies for the three months between January and March 2025 slipped below pre-COVID levels, while

How Marshmallow is Changing the Insurance Game for Migrants in the UK

How Marshmallow is Changing the Insurance Game for Migrants in the UK

Marshmallow, a UK-based insurance company, has raised $90 million to grow its work. What makes Marshmallow different is that it helps migrants and people who find it hard to get car insurance in the UK.

Worker’s Protest against Wage Practices & Labor Violations at Hilltopper Fieldhouse

Worker’s Protest against Wage Practices & Labor Violations at Hilltopper Fieldhouse

Initially, a vocal protest was carried out by the union workers outside the Hilltopper Fieldhouse Construction site which targeted the subcontractor WASCO Inc. This demonstration took place along the University Drive in Bowling Green, Kentucky

GM Halts BrightDrop EV Production in Canada, Announces Extended Layoffs

GM Halts BrightDrop EV Production in Canada, Announces Extended Layoffs

Production of BrightDrop electric delivery vans at General Motors' CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada, has stopped because the company faces growing delivery van stockpiles combined with diminishing demand for commercial electric vehicles. Unifor Canada

Two Years of War in Sudan: A Growing Human Rights Crisis for Millions

Two Years of War in Sudan: A Growing Human Rights Crisis for Millions

With the Sudanese conflict now three years old, on April 15, 2025, leaders in London must take immediate steps to protect civilians and allow assistance for those in need, according to Human Rights Watch. As

Dovida Expands Healthcare Workforce with 1,500 New Care Positions

Dovida Expands Healthcare Workforce with 1,500 New Care Positions

Dovida reveals its new hiring program, transforming the former Home Instead business into a home care provider with 1,500 job openings throughout Ireland. The company needs to hire more staff to serve patients who must