The British shipping firm that hired Indians at less than minimum wage admitted to breaking the law

P&O Ferries flouted employment law by summarily sacking 786 crew working on ships sailing from UK ports.

Emma Sara Hughes, The Conversation

· Mar 29, 2022 · 11:30 pm

A 185-year-old shipping company has hired Indians at ‘poverty wages’ to replace British workers

While ethically dubious, what P&O is doing is not entirely illegal.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Mar 24, 2022 · 01:30 pm

The invisible cost of Amazon’s fast and cheap delivery service

The company’s need for speed has compromised road safety in the US.

James Bandler, ProPublica

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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica

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Doris Burke, ProPublica

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Ken Bensinger

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Caroline O’Donovan

· Dec 29, 2019 · 08:30 pm

India’s industrial production surged by 8.4% in November 2017

As many as 15 out of 23 industry groups in the manufacturing sector showed positive growth in November.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 12, 2018 · 06:46 pm

Industrial output growth declined to 3.8% in September

While the mining sector grew at 7.9% year on year, the corresponding figure for the manufacturing and electricity sectors was 3.4% each.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 10, 2017 · 06:21 pm

Rallied by the GST, an army of robots is preparing to march into Indian warehouses

India’s new tax is likely to upend the country’s warehousing industry.

Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com

· Jul 07, 2017 · 07:30 pm

The slow death of Kanpur’s leather economy has fuelled UP’s job crisis

Falling global demand, environmental regulations and contemporary cow politics have choked the leather economy of Uttar Pradesh's largest industrial city.

Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 13, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Industrial output drops for month of April, according to IIP data released

According to the numbers, factory output in the country shrank by 0.8%, after a 2% jump in March.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 10, 2016 · 08:10 pm

Six indicators of India’s looming demographic disaster

Over 22 years of unprecedented economic growth, less than half the Indians who sought jobs got them.

Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com

· May 03, 2016 · 09:30 pm

British government ready to buy 25% of Tata Steel in rescue deal

The move comes after Tata decided to sell its UK business, leaving the country struggling to save a declining industry.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 22, 2016 · 11:00 am

Why Modi’s new Skill India mission will mean nothing for workers

Unless companies start paying wages corresponding with workers' skills, the government's mission will not have any far-reaching impact.

Anumeha Yadav

· Jul 19, 2015 · 09:15 am

Rajasthan's revised labour laws could be prototype for changes in national code

Rajasthan's proposed labour law alternations could ease restrictions on employers – if opposition from the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is overcome.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jun 23, 2014 · 06:36 am