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India At Work: Labour Reforms Aim To Boost Wages

November 3, 2019 3:01 pm

Mumbai, India – Each day is a new test of Deepak Kumar’s resolve as he waits with dozens of others outside the Khar railway station in India ‘s financial capital, Mumbai, hoping to be hired by local contractors for a day’s work on a construction site.

“It’s always the same risky work and the hours never change, but the pay varies a lot,” Kumar tells Al Jazeera. Beholden to the whims of the “bosses” of the construction firms, his income sometimes dips below the customary $7-per-day rate for inner-city Mumbai, pushing his finances to the brink, he says.

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Juventus Seek €300m Boost To Keep Up With European Rivals

October 24, 2019 10:31 am

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli on Thursday asked the club’s shareholders to approve a 300 million euro ($333 million) capital increase to help expand the Italian club’s global ambitions.

Despite losses of 39.9 million euros ($44m) last season, Agnelli asked shareholders for major investment as part of a five-year plan to keep pace with European rivals such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.

“Today, we ask you, the Shareholders to approve a 300 million capital increase for our 2019/2024 development plan,” Agnelli said at the club’s Allianz Stadium in Turin.

“The objective of this capital increase is the future development …

UNIDO To Boost Nigeria’s Sustainable Industrialisation

October 16, 2019 1:25 am

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Representative to ECOWAS and Regional Director, Nigeria Regional Office Hub, Jean Bakole, has said that the new UNIDO Country Programme (2018-2022) would boost Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in Nigeria, and also contribute to the country’s progress towards achieving the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda on sustainable development. Bakole stated this during a courtesy visit and presentation of the new UNIDO -Nigeria Country Programme (CP) to Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta.

The UNIDO Representative to ECOWAS noted that the new CP, which was signed last year by the Federal Government of Nigeria …

Sahara Energy commits $600m to boost peace in South Sudan

April 14, 2019 11:35 pm

Following the inspiring feet-kissing and blessing of the leaders of the South Sudan by Pope Francis, Sahara Energy Resources DMCC, Dubai, has announced the extension of a $600 million facility to help boost resurgent hope for peace in the world’s youngest democracy.

Pope Francis recently kissed the feet of President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Vice Presidents-designate, Riek Machar and Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, during a “spiritual retreat” at the Vatican, urging them to “remain in peace”.

Steeped in a consciousness that spurs reciprocal forgiveness, the Pope’s widely commended gesture and ongoing support from various governments and corporate entities like Sahara …