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Karnataka IT workers demand end to companies’ exemption from labour rules

Ahead of India’s general election, hundreds of IT employees held a demonstration against alleged “anti-worker practices” in Karnataka’s information technology (IT) and information technology-enabled services (ITeS) sector outside the Labour Commissioner’s office in Bengaluru.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 May 2024

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India’s airline pilots: fatigue reports prompt safety worries

With India having looser rules on airline flight crew hours and shift patterns than many countries, concerns are rising about the safety implications of the government delaying the introduction of more stringent controls on maximum flying hours and longer rest periods.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 May 2024

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Company director jailed for illegal asbestos removal

The director of a company that developed a commercial unit into student accommodation has been jailed for eight months after illegally removing large quantities of asbestos insulating board (AIB) from the building and exposing unqualified workers to health risks.

By Kerry Reals on 09 April 2024

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Why our world needs safety more than ever

Our safety, in every sense of the word, is very much in the news right now. Whether it’s wars in Europe or the Middle East, threats from terrorism or rogue states, the need to keep children safe online, or violence faced by shop keepers, the numbers and level of threats to our safety seem to rise exponentially every day.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 30 April 2024