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WR News Writer

WR News Writer is an engineer turned professionally trained writer who has a strong voice in her writing. She speaks on issues of migrant workers, human rights, and more.

No compensation, no eviction: India petroleum ministry assures NHRC

No compensation, no eviction: India petroleum ministry assures NHRC

India - The National Human Rights Commission has received assurances from the Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas that the Chakmas and Deoris will not be forcibly removed without receiving compensation. The complaint regarding

TCS To Not Roll Out Salary Hikes For Employees Completing Just 1 Year

TCS To Not Roll Out Salary Hikes For Employees Completing Just 1 Year

India - India’s largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), will not roll out salary hikes to employees who have completed just one year at the company. Experienced employees will be given a hike as

Arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president

Arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president

Argentina - A gun was pointed at Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in what could be considered an attempt on her life. The man who did this was arrested. The incident in which

Permanent migration cap raised for first time in decade

Permanent migration cap raised for first time in decade

Australia - The pandemic and Australia's tight border policy have exacerbated talent shortages in many sectors. The country will welcome up to 195,000 people this fiscal year, an increase of 35,000 people. Australia is raising

Ukraine braces to make a counter-attack

Ukraine braces to make a counter-attack

Ukraine - Russian cluster bombs can be heard falling on the fields, setting fire to crops that stand with their heads bowed, waiting for a crop that is unlikely to ever come. The National Guard

Edinburgh bin workers back after 12 days of strike

Edinburgh bin workers back after 12 days of strike

Scotland - The unions went on strike on 18 August at the height of the Edinburgh Festival over a wage dispute with local authority Cosla. After the first wave of strikes by municipal waste bin

Millions of older Brits fear tough winter as prices skyrocket

Millions of older Brits fear tough winter as prices skyrocket

UK - In July, inflation topped 10% for the first time in 40 years due to skyrocketing energy, food and fuel costs. The Bank of England predicts inflation to rise to 13% by the end

Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia - Indonesia's finance minister said Indonesia would reallocate 24.17 trillion rupiah ($1.62 billion), or almost 5% of its fuel subsidy budget, to social spending, including cash transfers to 20.65 million households. Earlier it was

How boomeranging back to your old company can get you the biggest pay raise

How boomeranging back to your old company can get you the biggest pay raise

Global - The workers are getting the biggest pay raises and promotions by going back to their previous companies. Between January and April 2022, the average boomerang employee received a 28 percent pay raise when

‘Biggest strike of the summer’: Over 100,000 postal workers walk off the job

‘Biggest strike of the summer’: Over 100,000 postal workers walk off the job

UK - More than 100,000 postal workers in Britain walked off the job on Friday in a dispute over pay, in the biggest strike of the summer. The members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU)