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Opinion | The political roots of falling wage growth
From country to country, legislation and court judgments are increasingly trampling on long-recognized labour rights
4 min read14 Dec 2018India’s GDP rose fourfold in 1993-2012, while wages only doubled: ILO
Rural wage grew faster than urban wage, but cumulative wage in urban India is more than double that of rural India, says ILO
2 min read20 Aug 2018More than 40 million people trapped in slavery: global estimate
About 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year in forced labour and forced marriages, according to a new global estimate
1 min read19 Sep 2017Mobile workers more productive: ILO report
Uncoupling of paid work from traditional office spaces is catching up
2 min read16 Feb 2017Changes to India’s child labour law will disadvantage tribals, lower-castes: UN
Under the new Child Labour Act, some forms of child labour may become invisible and the most vulnerable children could be forced to drop out of school
2 min read26 Jul 2016Almost 46 million people trapped in slavery, India among key offenders
Incidences of slavery were found in all 167 countries in the index, with India home to the largest total number with an estimated 18.4 million slaves
3 min read1 Jun 2016India needs to spend 3.77% of GDP to tackle poverty
MGNREGS must be beefed up to provide jobs for rural poor, says the International Labour Organization
2 min read19 May 2016India, China get a pat on the back from ILO
ILO says Asian countries, including India and China, have done substantially well in making provisions for legal coverage of old-age pension
1 min read20 May 2015Don’t scrap rural jobs scheme: ILO
ILO chief Guy Ryder says India needs to continue strong 'social policies' such as the MGNREGS to give 'guaranteed' days of employment to the rural poor
2 min read20 Jan 2015Global unemployment soars
In its latest report the International Labour Organization says that five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, unemployment is rising again, leaving 197 million people without a job in 2012.
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared