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Over 2,000 daily wagers await payment for work at nurseriesShangla: Over 2,000 daily wagers who worked with the forest and Kohistan watershed divisions, Bisham, here have not been paid their dues for six months. They have worked with both the forest and Kohistan watershed departments, Bisham, under the 10 Billion Trees Afforestation Project (10 BTAP) on wages of Rs500 daily, while the contractors borrowed millions of rupees for establishment and maintenance of nurseries. “The labourers come to me almost…
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Vietnam labour federation wants minimum wage raised 8 pctVietnam: Vietnam General Confederation of Labour proposed an 8.18 percent increase in minimum wages while VCCI, which represents employers, suggested 2 percent. At a meeting held by the National Wage Council on Friday, the confederation (VGCL), a national union representing Vietnamese workers, proposed two options for 2020. One was to increase minimum wages by an average of 8.18 percent, in the range of VND180,000-380,000 ($7.7 - 16.3) a month, varying…
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Cabinet approves retirement age for civil servant from 60 to 63Peshawar: In a landmark decision the Provincial Cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Friday approved increase in retirement age of the government employees from 60 to 63 years, in a bid to making Rs24 billion saving per annum. Chief Minister Mehmood Khan chaired the meeting of provincial cabinet. Outlining the silent feature of the meeting, the Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai told the media men in a press briefing that retirement age for…
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Sindh employees get 15 per cent raise in salariesKarachi: Sindh government has announced 15 per cent increase in the salary of provincial employees in the budget 2019-20. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday presented a Rs1,217 billion zero deficit budget for the next financial year in which a 15 percent salary and pension has been increased across the board. The chief minister announced an increase of 15 percent in pay as Adhoc Relief Allowance for…