Thursday, March 6, 2014

NIGERIA::: NATIP, ILO Urge Nigeria Judiciary Official to Fight Child Labour

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NATIP) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have urged the Nigerian judiciary to step up its fight to eliminate child labour in the country.

MALAYSIA - Medical schedule shows hikes of more than 200%

Costlier services: A list of charges put up at a clinic in Pandan Jaya in Kuala Lumpur. — AZMAN GHANI/THSET
Costlier services: A list of charges put up at a clinic in Pandan Jaya in Kuala Lumpur.
PUTRAJAYA: Private medical fees are up, but there is confusion over the exact percentage of the rise.
While the Health Minister said the increase has been capped at 14.4%, – less than half the amount the Malaysian Medical Association had requested – the medical schedule showed hikes of a more than 200% on certain fee ceilings.

Cambodia - ILO convention still debated

Garment workers fill the street during a protest in front of the Ministry of Labour in December.
Garment workers fill the street during a protest in front of the Ministry of Labour in December
The government has no intention of withdrawing its signature from the International Labour Organization’s freedom of association convention, despite calls for it to reconsider its position, a Ministry of Labour spokesman said yesterday.
“I don’t think we will withdraw. The prime minister [Hun Sen] has already said he will commit to freedom of association,” said the ministry’s Heng Sour. “To my understanding, the government has no intention to [withdraw].”

INDIA:::Govt approves 8.75% interest on EPF deposit for 2013-14

NEW DELHI: Government has approved payment of 8.75 per cent rate of interest on PF depositsin 2013-14 for over five crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO. 


"The finance ministry has given its concurrence to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) trustees' decision to provide 8.75 per cent rate of interest to its members for the current fiscal," an official said.