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TVVP Contract Workers to Stage Protest Over Salary Dues on February 19

TVVP Contract Workers to Stage Protest Over Salary Dues on February 19

The TVVP contract workers intend to start a protest outside the TVVP Commissioner's property on February 19 to demand payment of their unpaid salaries that have built up over time. On February 19 approximately 4,000

Meta Initiates Performance-Based Layoffs, Targeting 5% of Global Workforce

Meta Initiates Performance-Based Layoffs, Targeting 5% of Global Workforce

Meta Platforms takes another staffing reduction today by axing 5% of employee positions worldwide through performance-based job cuts. The technology firm started contacting staff at 5 AM PST and planned to touch 4,000 employees worldwide

Samsung India Workers’ Strike Intensifies Over Employee Suspensions in Tamil Nadu

Samsung India Workers’ Strike Intensifies Over Employee Suspensions in Tamil Nadu

For four straight days, Samsung India has been experiencing a work stoppage at its Tamil Nadu plant because employees refuse to come to work. On February 5, the workers initiated their protest because Samsung India

Lidl GB put up the pay of store workers by 2.8% above inflation rate

Lidl GB put up the pay of store workers by 2.8% above inflation rate

The UK government declared a planned national minimum wage with an increase to £12.21 which will come into effect in April 2025. Following this announcement the German Supermarket Chain and a British arm, Lidl put

Amazon Faces Critical Union Vote at North Carolina Facility

Amazon Faces Critical Union Vote at North Carolina Facility

CNN reported, more than 4,000 Amazon employees in Garner, North Carolina, start voting Monday in a union election that could create only the second unionized Amazon facility in the United States. Sponsored by the Carolina

January Jobs Report Expected to Show Slower Hiring, Steady Unemployment

January Jobs Report Expected to Show Slower Hiring, Steady Unemployment

At 8:30 AM ET on Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the U.S. labor market expansion data. There will be a change in the format of the data to indicate the slowing down

Pakistan: Power employees stage protest for salary hike

Pakistan: Power employees stage protest for salary hike

Electricity sector employees staged a protest to demand a rise in their wages in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Carrying national and workers' rights flags, employees protested under the banner of the All Pakistan Wapda Hydro

Sonos layoffs: Famous audio brand plans 200 job cuts

Sonos layoffs: Famous audio brand plans 200 job cuts

Sonos, a reputed audio equipment manufacturer, is cutting 200 jobs as part of a major restructuring effort. It comes after a 100-person layoff last year. CEO Tom Conrad announced the layoffs during an internal call

Samsung workers protest against suspension of three union leaders in Chennai

Samsung workers protest against suspension of three union leaders in Chennai

A large number of Samsung workers staged a protest at the company’s manufacturing unit in Chennai against the suspension of three staff allegedly without any basis.  The three workers were office-bearers of the CITU-backed Samsung

Over 20k federal workers take Trump’s ‘buyout’ offer

Over 20k federal workers take Trump’s ‘buyout’ offer

More than 20,000 federal employees (about 1% of the workforce) have signed up for an offer to quit their jobs in exchange for continued salaries until September. With this development, the newly-appointed Trump administration, backed