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CLOTHING April 26, 2017 Chinese Workers at Factory for Ivanka Trumps Clothing Maker Earn About $62 a Week Report
By: Loknath DasA new report by a watchdog group found the Chinese knitting factory used by a company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s brand has poor conditions and pay, with workers putting in up to 60 hours a week for wages of about $62 weekly. The factory violated two dozen standards set by the U.N. International […]
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NEWS March 30, 2016 Inoperative EPF accounts to earn interest from 1 April
By: sristy SahaEPF accounts are deemed inoperative when there is no contribution for 36 months. Such accounts stopped earning interest from financial year 2011-12. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: The government on Tuesday reversed a five-year-old decision and announced that inoperative employees provident fund (EPF) accounts will earn interest, a move that will cheer millions of workers. […]