The Kuwait government has yet to approve the bill, but the prime minister said last month he wants to cut the expat population of about 3 million. KOCHI/NEW DELHI/AMMAN — With no job or savings, Indian electrician Shibhu Clemance had hoped to return to work in Kuwait...
Infosys to create 1,200 jobs in Australia by 2020
Bengaluru : Software major Infosys on Thursday said it will be creating 1,200 jobs and opening three innovation hubs in Australia by 2020 to reduce digital skills gap. "We are creating 1,200 new skilled jobs for graduates and professionals and opening three innovation...
Unemployment lowest in US since 1969
New York : The unemployment rate in the US fell to 3.7 per cent in September, the lowest since December 1969, when hundreds of thousands of working-age Americans were serving in Vietnam, according to a new report by the Labour Department. The report, which was...
US jobless rate drops to 3.9%. in July; 157,000 new jobs created
Washington : The United States' headline unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 per cent in July, a month in which nonfarm payrolls in the world's largest economy rose by 157,000, the Labour Department said on Friday. The US economy remains close to full employment even...
People fleeing their countries for jobs are infiltrators: Tripura Governor
Agartala : People who flee their countries due to genuine fear of persecution are refugees while those entering another country in search of employment or economic opportunities are infiltrators, the Tripura Governor said on Tuesday. In a series of tweets on the...
Philippines bans sending workers to Kuwait
Manila : Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that a ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait will be made permanent and he urged those still working in that country to return home, state media reported on Sunday. Duterte made the comments during a speech on...
Infosys to open tech hub in US, hire 1K Americans
Bengaluru : Global software major Infosys on Thursday said it will soon open a technology and innovation hub in the US state of Connecticut and hire about 1,000 American workers by 2022. "We will open our next technology and innovation hub at Harford in Connecticut...
Online hiring up 6% YoY in February: Report
New Delhi : Online hiring activity registered a 6 per cent growth year-on-year (YoY) in February as job markets continued to remain volatile, a Naukri.com report said here on Wednesday. The survey said the Naukri Job Speak index for February at 2,087 recorded a 6 per...
Facebook expands job application feature to 40 nations
San Francisco : To help local businesses hire the right people, Facebook has expanded the ability to apply to jobs directly on its platform to more than 40 countries. Rolled out in the US and Canada in 2017, Facebook's job application feature is different from...
Decent jobs for rural youth key to Africa’s prosperity: UN
Khartoum : Africa must, in coming decades, explore the entire food chain to create adequate jobs for young people, especially in rural areas, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Thursday. "Countries need to promote a rural and...