COVID-19 caused unprecedented jobs crisis globally: ILO

Jun 22, 2020

Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 : Almost all of the world's workers, some 94 per cent, were living in countries with some type of workplace...

Marks & Spencer to shed 7,000 jobs as COVID-19 cripples retail sales

Aug 18, 2020

London [UK], Aug 18 : Retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday it will cut a further 7,000 jobs as the COVID-19 crisis cripples...

NSDC and SHRM India partner to address skill gaps, enhance employability in India's workforce

Sep 27, 2024

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, India's leading Human Resources and Skill Development leaders met in Delhi on Friday to collaborate and address the jobs and...

Put gender equality at the heart of post-Covid-19 economic recovery: ILO

Aug 22, 2020

Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 22 : The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately affecting women workers and governments should prioritise policies that offset the effects the crisis...

Afghanistan unveils plan to boost employment, combat food crisis

Oct 24, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock on Sunday launched a plan to create jobs and fight a potential...

Tourism industry in Gilgit Baltistan facing severe crisis amid COVID-19 outbreak

Jul 16, 2020

Hunza [Pakistan], July 16 : The tourism industry in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan has been facing severe crisis amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak as many...