-The Hindu Strong and effective gender-responsive policies and institutions of work that are oriented towards human-centred recovery needed in the Asia-Pacific region, says Gilbert F. Houngbo “Integrated policy agenda for a human–centred recovery that is inclusive, sustainable and resilient” is the theme of the 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) beginning in Singapore on Tuesday. In his report on the theme, ILO Director-General Gilbert F....
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Instead of Withdrawing Food Security, a Minimum Income Guarantee Is Needed -Santosh Mehrotra, Anjana Rajagopalan and Rakesh Ranjan
-TheWire.in A Minimum Income Guarantee would not just cushion exogenous shocks, but would arrest the process of vulnerability begetting vulnerability. While the worst of the pandemic is behind us, there has been a decline in general purchasing power amidst inflation. The provisional Consumer Food Price Index (combined for rural and urban) for September 2022 is pegged at 8.6%, a huge increase from 0.68% for September 2021. The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)...
More »Distributors upset by FMCG cos’ practices -Suneera Tandon
-Livemint.com The issues were discussed at a national governing council meet of the All India Consumer Products Distributors’ Federation (AICPDF) in New Delhi earlier this month NEW DELHI: Distributors of fast-moving consumer goods have raised concerns over some practices of packaged goods makers such as Amul, Mondelez and Tata Consumer Products, which they say are leading to supply shortages, or dumping of stocks in a sluggish market. The issues were discussed at a...
More »No one should sleep empty stomach, govt duty to ensure foodgrains reach the last man, says SC
-PTI/ ThePrint.in A bench of Justices MR Shah and Hima Kohli directed the Centre to submit a fresh chart with the number of migrant and unorganised sector workers registered on eShram portal. New Delhi: It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reaches the...
More »PM Modi favours rural jobs guarantee scheme recast to help poorest -Saubhadra Chatterji
-Hindustan Times PM Modi had expressed concerns that the utilisation of the funds earmarked for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was skewed in favour of more affluent states instead of poorer states getting more money, two senior officials said, asking not to be named. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged key discrepancies in the jobs guarantee scheme at a recent review meeting on the rural sector, the central...
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