Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
This is the first global analysis of the loss of life and health associated with working long hours
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Protect key workers amidst Covid fight: ILO
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the workplace dangers faced by key workers who need far greater protection to do their jobs safely, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday.
Nearly half of global workforce at risk as job losses increase due to COVID-19: UN
Some 1.6 billion people employed in the informal economy – or nearly half the global workforce – could see their livelihoods destroyed due to the continued decline in working hours brought on by lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
Wage Inequality growing worldwide: ILO
Top earners around the world have seen their share of national income rise in the last decade and a half, while everyone else has seen their pay packets shrink by comparison, UN economists reported on Thursday.
Nepal’s Expanding Engagement with Europe
Overall, though Oli’s Europe tour has come in for some criticism from analysts in Nepal, it can be expected to boost Nepal’s expanding development partnership with the European Union that remains a symbol of ‘normative power’ that the Oli government also aims to emulate along with its drive to ensure political stability and economic development.
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