-Newsclick.in The war is exacerbating the food crisis, but to end it, the United States must first realise no military solution to the conflict in Ukraine will bring about the defeat of Russia it seeks. There is a world food crisis spanning the realms of production and distribution. According to the Global Report on Food Crises 2022, acute food insecurity afflicted approximately 193 million people in 2021. They were based in 53...

-The Tribune Hamirpur: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) today alleged that the MGNREGA Workers were being deprived of their legitimate wages and were fleeced by an undue assessment rule. Kashmir Singh Thakur, national secretary, CITU, said it was unfortunate that government officials were partial in the registration of labour class, adding that over 10,000 applications were pending in the state labour office, while many people, who were not even eligible...

-The Hindu Health Workers need better remuneration and safety guarantee, not just awards Recognition very often goes to those at the top of the pecking order, and stays there. Credit seldom trickles down to the Worker at the bottom. The World Health Organization’s act of recognising India’s ASHA (accredited social health activists) and the polio Workers of Afghanistan is an attempt to right that wrong. It is a rare, and commendable doffing...

-The Hindu Gender gap in India’s employment data finds mention in the report on the ‘world of Work’ The "world of Work" is being buffeted by multiple crises, says the ninth edition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monitor. The report says that after significant gains during the last quarter of 2021, the number of hours Worked globally dropped in the first quarter of 2022, to 3.8% below the employment situation before...

-NDTV.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he is "delighted that the entire team of ASHA Workers have been conferred the WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders' Award". New Delhi: ASHA, which means "hope" in English, comprises more than one million female volunteers. The World Health Organization Director-General's Global Health Leaders Awards has recognised ASHA's “crucial role in linking the community with the health system and ensuring that those living in rural...