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The Floor Room shops close and 200 jobs lost after Carpetright collapse
4 months, 1 week ago

The Floor Room shops close and 200 jobs lost after Carpetright collapse

The Independent  

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Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid COVID, coup: ILO
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid COVID, coup: ILO

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar lost about 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid the combined shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and military coup, the International Labour Organization said on Friday. The Southeast Asian country saw hours worked fall an estimated 18 percent in 2021 compared with the previous year, an amount equivalent to the time put in by 3.1 million full-time workers, according to …

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Jobs lost, middle class Afghans slide into poverty, hunger
3 years, 1 month ago

Jobs lost, middle class Afghans slide into poverty, hunger

The Hindu  

Not long ago, Ferishta Salihi and her family had enough for a decent life. But now, after her husband lost his job following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, she was lined up with hundreds of other Afghans, registering with the U.N.’s World Food Programme to receive food and cash that her family desperately needs just for survival. “I don’t want …

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Coronavirus likely to lock India’s women out of job market for years
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus likely to lock India’s women out of job market for years

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Savitri Devi has been searching for work since she lost her job at a garment factory in New Delhi, along with half her co-workers, when sales plummeted at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year. "Whatever social and economic gains Indian women had made in the last decade, it has been largely wiped out during the COVID …

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Even as economic recovery continues, India lost 5.5 lakh jobs in October
4 years, 1 month ago

Even as economic recovery continues, India lost 5.5 lakh jobs in October

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Despite the economic recovery seen in October, the month has recorded a fall in employment for the first time since May, finds CMIE. However, the salaried class added close to 5 million jobs and businesses and farmers another five million, which led to a net job loss of 5.5 lakh, said Kruti Shah, economist, Emkay Global Financial Services. The …

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Civil aviation revenues down 85%, 18,000 jobs lost
4 years, 3 months ago

Civil aviation revenues down 85%, 18,000 jobs lost

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Revenues in the civil aviation sector have dropped by 85 per cent since the coronavirus lockdown. As per the data from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, domestic traffic fell close to 80 per cent from 5.85 crore during March-July 2019 to 1.20 crore in March-July 2020. International traffic too reduced 87 per cent from 93.45 lakh to 11.55 lakh …

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Rs 1000 crore production, 8000 jobs lost due to anti-dumping duty on VSF
4 years, 3 months ago

Rs 1000 crore production, 8000 jobs lost due to anti-dumping duty on VSF

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The anti-dumping duty levied on viscose staple fibre is forcing the textile industry to increasingly import spun yarn. And due to higher imports, India's power loom sector lost an opportunity to utilise production capacity worth Rs 1000 crore and provide 8000 jobs in FY20. Viscose yarn producers and downstream sectors are troubled by the discriminatory pricing laid down by …

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