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Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia - Indonesia's finance minister said Indonesia would reallocate 24.17 trillion rupiah ($1.62 billion), or almost 5% of its fuel subsidy budget, to social spending, including cash transfers to 20.65 million households. Earlier it was

US workers ‘quiet quitting’ spark concerns about toxic workplaces

US workers ‘quiet quitting’ spark concerns about toxic workplaces

US - Many workers in the United States have been embracing the "quiet quitting" concept as they seek work-life balance. The workers are drawing a line at the 40-hour work week, limiting after-hours calls and

The small business owners struggling to pay energy bills

The small business owners struggling to pay energy bills

UK - The UK electricity bill has risen to unimaginably high levels. Because of this, thousands of small businesses across the country are facing the possibility of closing as electricity bills have risen to levels

Trade Unions Demand Tripartite Conference over Labour Codes

Trade Unions Demand Tripartite Conference over Labour Codes

India - The Indian Labour Conference (ILC), an apex tripartite consultative committee that advises the government on worker-related issues, is being called for by leaders of the Central Trade Unions as they accuse the central

Citi bank to close Russian branches

Citi bank to close Russian branches

Russia - US bank Citigroup will close its remaining branches and customer service operations in Russia as it leaves the country to protest the war in Ukraine. The move affects 2,300 employees in the country.

‘Biggest strike of the summer’: Over 100,000 postal workers walk off the job

‘Biggest strike of the summer’: Over 100,000 postal workers walk off the job

UK - More than 100,000 postal workers in Britain walked off the job on Friday in a dispute over pay, in the biggest strike of the summer. The members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU)

IT industry exploiting freshers, pays bigger salaries to seniors: Ex Infosys director

IT industry exploiting freshers, pays bigger salaries to seniors: Ex Infosys director

India - Freshers from India's Information Technology (IT) sector have been exploited for the last 10 years, said Ex Infosys director and Chairman of Aarin Capital Mohandas Pai.  Pai’s recent interview highlighted a vital issue

Why India made a U-turn on free trade deals

Why India made a U-turn on free trade deals

India - India has signed new agreements with several countries to lower trade barriers, eliminate tariffs and gain preferential access to world markets. All this happened despite India's doubts about a free trade agreement for

Assam government hikes minimum wages for tea plantation workers

Assam government hikes minimum wages for tea plantation workers

India - The Assamese government has increased the minimum wages of tea plantation workers in the state by Rs 27 per day, according to a notification issued by the state Labour welfare department.  Workers in

The Ukrainian coal miners still working despite Russia’s war

The Ukrainian coal miners still working despite Russia’s war

Ukraine - After Russia's failure to take the capital Kyiv earlier this year, fighting since April has focused on Ukraine's industrial east and agricultural south. As the bitter struggle for control of eastern Ukraine between