News for 'factory workers'

Trump, Melania Vote In Florida

Trump, Melania Vote In Florida

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Here are glimpse of Voting day in the USA.

Tatas develop world's first safety watch for workers

Tatas develop world's first safety watch for workers

Rediff.com4 May 2016

The watch has been designed by multiple Tata Group companies

Maha curfew: 50% factories may remain shut for next fortnight

Maha curfew: 50% factories may remain shut for next fortnight

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

According to the order, all factories producing essential goods and services will remain operational at full capacity.

Archery official converts factory into PPE manufacturing unit

Archery official converts factory into PPE manufacturing unit

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

The 56-year-old has about 30 employees on the job who work to mass produce face masks, gloves and gowns for frontline workers. They manufacture about 1000 PPE gowns, which are supplied to his friend's company for wholesale distribution.

Aim to make India core in global energy revolution: Ola Electric

Aim to make India core in global energy revolution: Ola Electric

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

In March 2021, Ola Electric founder Bhavish Aggarwal was seen surveying an empty 500-acre land surrounded by shoe factories, temples, bakery shops, coconut trees and dusty roads in Pochampalli town of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. Many excavators and workers were busy at the construction site to build the Ola Futurefactory for electric vehicles.

Exodus of workers chokes Delhi-UP border

Exodus of workers chokes Delhi-UP border

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

At the Ghazipur border, they huddled close together, only some with masks -- aware of the coronavirus threat that had led to an unprecedented 21-day lockdown of the country and taken away their jobs, but helpless to do anything about combating the infection.

A Labourer's Daughter Is World Champion

A Labourer's Daughter Is World Champion

Rediff.com1 Feb 2025

When Kasturi Rajamurty won a gold medal in powerlifting at the WPPL World Cup in Russia, she sure had come a long way. From a life of penury to constantly being short of funds to fuel her passion, she had finally triumphed, and how.

BJP or AAP: Who will win support of Surat diamond workers in Gujarat polls?

BJP or AAP: Who will win support of Surat diamond workers in Gujarat polls?

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

There are around 15 lakh diamond workers in Gujarat, including nearly seven lakh employed in units in Surat, which is the largest hub of cutting and polishing of these precious stones.

PHOTOS: Have you seen these amazing toy factories?

PHOTOS: Have you seen these amazing toy factories?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

We present here glimpse of toy manufacturing factories from around the globe.

Oppo suspends Noida factory operations after 6 test positive

Oppo suspends Noida factory operations after 6 test positive

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Oppo said it will only allow employees with negative test results to resume office following all safety protocols.

Manufacturers now stare at labour shortage

Manufacturers now stare at labour shortage

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

The auto ancillary industry - one of the worst hit due to the labour exodus - will need at least three months to get its factories up and running.

Mahayuti govt conspired to shift C-295 facility to Gujarat: Cong

Mahayuti govt conspired to shift C-295 facility to Gujarat: Cong

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

The Congress on Monday claimed that the Tata-Airbus C-295 aircraft facility inaugurated in Vadodara was earlier supposed to be set up in Nagpur and alleged that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's instructions, the Centre and the Mahayuti dispensation have conspired to ensure the 'wholesale surrender' of Maharashtra's interests.

Where Darjeeling Tea Comes From

Where Darjeeling Tea Comes From

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Darjeeling has 87 tea gardens spread across roughly 19,000 hectares, employing about 52,000 permanent workers.

20 charred to death in fire at cracker factory in MP

20 charred to death in fire at cracker factory in MP

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

The condition of two of the eight injured, referred to Nagpur, is critical, the official said.

US move to cut trade privileges is shocking: Bangladesh

US move to cut trade privileges is shocking: Bangladesh

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Bangladesh on Friday termed as "harsh" and "shocking" a decision by the US to scrap its trade privileges for poor working conditions in factories, saying it has taken concrete measures to improve workers' safety and rights.

Let Us Salute Narayana Murthy

Let Us Salute Narayana Murthy

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

No great achievement or discovery or invention has been achieved without hard work. While the inspiration may have been an insight, it needs work to flesh the insight which requires hard work, asserts Mudit Jain.

Walmart troubled over fire at Bangladesh factory

Walmart troubled over fire at Bangladesh factory

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

The fire at the Bangladesh garment factory once again brings to light the substandard and unsafe methods resorted by factories working for multinationals.

23 killed, 27 injured in Punjab cracker factory blast

23 killed, 27 injured in Punjab cracker factory blast

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Several people were feared trapped under the debris, police said, adding that the rescue operation was underway.

Nashik factory blast: 18 still missing

Nashik factory blast: 18 still missing

Rediff.com6 May 2007

The blast in the factory owned by Premier Explochem killed three workers and injured five on Saturday.

72 killed in fire at footwear factory in Philippines

72 killed in fire at footwear factory in Philippines

Rediff.com14 May 2015

A fire that engulfed a footwear factory in the northern Philippines has killed 72 people.

November factory output falls below October's

November factory output falls below October's

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell from 58.9 in October to a three-month low of 56.3 in November, indicating that the manufacturing sector growth remained strong, despite losing traction.

Sonia opposes corporatisation of Rae Bareli coach factory

Sonia opposes corporatisation of Rae Bareli coach factory

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

This was a rare instance when Gandhi raised an issue during the Zero Hour.

YUMMY! Stunning images of chocolate shops and factories

YUMMY! Stunning images of chocolate shops and factories

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

The global chocolate market is expected to grow $98.3 billion in 2016.

Will Raebareli Also Go The Amethi Way?

Will Raebareli Also Go The Amethi Way?

Rediff.com16 May 2024

'Sonia did not visit this place once since she won. Who's to say they won't lose this one, too?'

9 killed in blast at Nagpur explosives making unit; bodies yet to be recovered

9 killed in blast at Nagpur explosives making unit; bodies yet to be recovered

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

The incident took place at the unit, located 40 km from Nagpur, causing severe damage to the building, an official at Kondhali police station said.

Covid-19 leads to India's only quinine factory being revived

Covid-19 leads to India's only quinine factory being revived

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Perched in the hills of Darjeeling, the factory was set up in 1874, but has remained shut since 2001. Efforts to reopen the colonial era establishment are now on a war footing.

2 workers die, 26 injured in fire at UPL chemical plant in Gujarat

2 workers die, 26 injured in fire at UPL chemical plant in Gujarat

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

The fire broke out after a blast at United Phosphorus Ltd's plant in Jhagadia GIDC industrial area, said inspector P H Vasava of the local police station.

Papa Kehte Hai Bada Naam Karega

Papa Kehte Hai Bada Naam Karega

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

Glimpses from perhaps the most important day in Eknath Shinde's political career so far.

One killed in Ooty cordite factory blast

One killed in Ooty cordite factory blast

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

A worker was killed, another seriously injured and four others were feared trapped on Thursday when a tank exploded in a gas manufacturing unit of an ordnance factory at nearby Aruvangadu, a top official said.

'PM sent planes for NRIs, why not trains for workers?'

'PM sent planes for NRIs, why not trains for workers?'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

'The situation is so bad that they are now sleeping on bridges or footpaths.' 'Therefore, they want to go and die before their parents or wife in case they get infected with COVID-19.' 'Workers don't want to die a dog's death in cities.'

Will Anna's Death Be A Wake-Up Call For India Inc?

Will Anna's Death Be A Wake-Up Call For India Inc?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

'In India, managers and the leadership almost glorify overworking.'

Strike at GM's Halol factory ends

Strike at GM's Halol factory ends

Rediff.com5 May 2011

After a six-week tussle, the strike at General Motors India's Halol factory, 35 km from Vadodara, has finally been called off, with the workers and management reaching an understanding.

Hunger, hopelessness driving migrant workers back to cities

Hunger, hopelessness driving migrant workers back to cities

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

The employers, many of whom had virtually abandoned the migrant labourers, are sending them train and even flight tickets to fetch them back as factories whir back to life, construction activities pick up and the sowing season sets in.

Dunlop factory reopens after 5 years

Dunlop factory reopens after 5 years

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

The factory located in Ambattur Industrial Estate, which became sick in 2001, under the Manu Chabbria-led management, has been taken over by the Kolkata-based Ruia group which finalised agreements with workers.

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.'

13 charged over deadly garment factory fire in Bangladesh

13 charged over deadly garment factory fire in Bangladesh

Rediff.com22 Dec 2013

Thirteen people, including the owners of a garment manufacturing unit, were on Sunday charged with culpable homicide for the death of 112 people in Bangladesh's deadliest factory fire.

Pak police detain 27 workers of mobile firm after stir over blasphemy

Pak police detain 27 workers of mobile firm after stir over blasphemy

Rediff.com2 Jul 2022

The protests erupted after a "WiFi device" installed at the Star City Mall allegedly played blasphemous comments.

Jalgaon: Two dead in blast at firecracker factory

Jalgaon: Two dead in blast at firecracker factory

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

Two persons, including a minor girl, died in a fire caused by a blast in a firecracker factory near Jalgaon in North Maharashtra on Tuesday, police said.

Is India's Marble Industry Facing A Bleak Future?

Is India's Marble Industry Facing A Bleak Future?

Rediff.com9 May 2024

'Every year, the marble industry is shrinking due to tiles. It has already decreased by 20-25 per cent in recent years.'