Zimbabwe: South African Refugee Group Slams Political Leaders Over Xenophobia Nov 21, 2009
The threats were apparently made by local workers, who have previously complained that farmers are "excluding the local community," because they did not want to pay them the daily wage the locals demand from the employers. The Zimbabweans are said to accept about half of this amount, but the farmers deny this. (allAfrica.com)
flat-rate sex Nov 18, 2009
The promotion is popular which brothel owners who have to pay their sex workers a fixed daily wage whether or not they have any clients. But conservative politicians have expressed disgust at the innovation and have ordered a wave of police raids on sex clubs in an effort to bring it to an end. (Harper's Magazine)
Millions die because of high malaria drug prices Nov 3, 2009
"A full course of an adult treatment of ACT can be up to 65 times the minimum daily wage. This provides an overpowering incentive (for patients) to make the wrong anti-malarial choice.". Malaria is a potentially deadly disease transmitted via mosquito bites. (MSNBC -- Health)
Ineffective monotherapies common in high-burden malarious countries Nov 2, 2009
"These data confirm that access to ACTs is restricted by their high price. A full course of an adult treatment of ACT can be up to 65 times the minimum daily wage. This provides an overpowering incentive for a consumer to make the wrong antimalarial choice," says Dr. Desmond Chavasse, Vice President of Malaria Control and Child Survival at PSI.. Worryingly, in most countries, ACTs currently make up only 55;% of the total volume of antimalarials on the market, with ineffective monotherapies... (EurekAlert!)
Mumbai: Teenaged rape victim sets self on fire, dies Oct 20, 2009
"The accused was a carpenter who lived next door to the girl. At 10 pm on October 11, when the girl went out to answer nature's call, the man followed her there. Threatening her with a knife, he took her into the nearby woods and raped her by a river. After this, he took the girl to his house where he raped her several times the next day,'' said the investigating officer, C Y Kshirsagar from the Shahapur police. The girls' parents, who work as daily wage labourers, searched for her in the... (India Times, India)
Princely family of Liechtenstein offers to invest USD 0.5m in India Oct 20, 2009
Then it would have employed rural women as agents on commission basis who with their local connections would reach out to clients such as vegetable, milk vendors and daily wage earners. However, the finance ministry failed to see any merit in the proposal on the grounds that the proposed investment was too small and did not meet the laid down minimum capitalization requirements. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
- A Reader Writes: Still open season in Popotla, B.C. 0 Oct 16, 2009
In both English and Spanish, beachgoers were forbidden from driving on the beach (the stated fine was 36- 1,800 dollars 10 to 500 times the minimum daily wage). Perhaps 100 cars had defied that order. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Women to boycott Maharashtra poll Oct 7, 2009
"In Mumbai where I live there are hardly any Marathi people. They do not even know this tradition. We are prepared to work as daily wage workers but there are no jobs for us.". Bookmark with. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Chronic growth faltering amongst a birth cohort of Indian children begins prior to weaning and is highly prevalent at three years of age Sep 30, 2009
70) 'beedi-making' (manual production of cigarettes for a daily wage) in the household (OR 1. 74, 95% CI 1. (Nutrition Journal)
Indonesia Eid stampede injures 13 Sep 21, 2009
The cash handout is roughly equivalent to the minimum daily wage for a worker in Jakarta. Thousands also lined up at the presidential palace for the second day running to greet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, part of a tradition in which people across the country ask for forgiveness from others for offences and slights, local media reported. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Tea dispute may driveup price of cuppa Sep 18, 2009
COLOMBO - Tea lovers may soon have to pay more for a cup of their favorite beverage if plantation workers in one of the world's major tea-producing countries win their demands for an almost 75% increase in daily wages ... Tea workers are demanding a daily wage of 500 rupees against their current daily take of 290 rupees, or a more than 72% increase, arguing that their present wage is not enough to feed their families ... According to K Velayudam, secretary-general of Lanka Jathika Estate Workers... (Asia Times Online)
Pension rules for poor by Sept-end Sep 12, 2009
The proposed scheme would cover construction workers, drivers, daily wage labourers and other economically weak people. PFRDA would like the government to participate in the scheme in some way, say by meeting the cost or by making a contribution that matches the subscribers. (India Times)
Father sells 11-day-old child, arrested Sep 12, 2009
"He had migrated to Chennai last year with his family and is a daily wage earner at a company here," he said. The incident came to light after Saha's wife Chandika filed a police complaint on Wednesday, claiming her husband had gone missing with his three children, the two others being a boy and a girl, after leaving her alone at a bus station. (India Times, India)
Another Nithari? 22 slum kids go missing Sep 11, 2009
"There is no pattern to any of these cases. Mostly, parents of these children are daily wage workers and are barely educated. Many times, children just wander off and forget how to get back home. Sometimes, they return to their native village with the help of someone. Many minors elope by choice. Around 60% of these cases are worked out," said Delhi Police PRO Rajan Bhagat. He said the police would get worried if some organized gang of traffickers was behind these disappearances. (India Times, India)
Family names its 7 kids after politicians Sep 6, 2009
Daily wage labourer Mithai Lal, 45, and his wife Chandrasena, 42, named their seven children after the political leaders due to their belief that this would bring good fortune to the family ... Daily wage labourer Mithai Lal, 45, and his wife Chandrasena, 42, named their seven children after the political leaders due to their belief that this would bring good fortune to the family. (India Times, India)
Tea workers protest in Sri Lanka Sep 4, 2009
It is all to push for higher pay - they want to almost double the minimum daily wage to about $4. 50 (2. (BBC News -- South Asia)
India eyes 9% growth as PM rejects pessimism Sep 2, 2009
Indian daily wage labourers are silhouetted against the sun as they carry freshly made bricks at a factory on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. India's economy could be growing by nine percent again in two years, a government panel forecast, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the drought-hit nation to shed economic pessimism. (Yahoo! Asia News)
MP, AP unveil first public-private NPS Aug 29, 2009
The members of the scheme in Rajasthans 24 districts include rickshaw-pullers, construction workers, auto-rickshaw drivers and daily wage labourers. In other states, members include dairy, farmers weavers and others. (India Times)
Indian farmers driven to suicide Aug 28, 2009
He added that a national job plan for the rural poor, which guarantees 100 days of work per year at a daily wage of about $2, should help most poor farmers. "The state government is also providing a package of 150,000 rupees (about $3,000) to the family of every farmer who commits suicide", he added. (MSNBC -- International)
Man blinded, lynched over land dispute Aug 27, 2009
PATNA: A daily wage labourer in Bihar was blinded and then beaten to death allegedly by a group of powerful villagers over a land dispute, police said on Thursday ... A daily wage labourer in Bihar was blinded and then beaten to death allegedly by a group of powerful villagers over a land dispute, police said. (India Times, India)
India, China to scan unorganised Ind Aug 27, 2009
Both the cities witness huge numbers of migrant workers and daily wage earners. Informal sector includes self-employed (unregistered businesses) and those in unregulated and unprotected jobs. (India Times)
Oriya daily wagers win reality show Aug 24, 2009
BHUBANESWAR: The all-conquering members of the Oriya dance troupe 'Prince' -- comprising daily wage earners -- may now justly expect a reception fit for kings ... The Oriya dance troupe 'Prince' -- comprising daily wage earners -- on Saturday won the TV reality show "India's Got Talent". (India Times, India)
U.S. to pay millions to Afghan poppy farmers Aug 9, 2009
The average daily wage for construction work, the United Nations reported, is $3. 60. (MSNBC -- International)
Bill Gates' Fix for India's Ills: Technology Jul 28, 2009
com set up three years ago in Bangalore, India's IT capital, helps daily wage earners and domestic workers easily the most exploited of India's labor force find employers online, with the Web site assisting them with references, bank accounts, and insurance. The problem is that Internet access is a hurdle for most workers who have to visit CHF's offices to register. (BusinessWeek)
World's Poor Promise $7.9 Billion in Mobile Money for Vodafone, MTN Group Jul 21, 2009
Hes used his phone to stash his daily wage of 250 shillings for two years. Poor people in slums with no security risk home invasions and fires, he said, pulling out a worn mobile phone from an inside jacket pocket. (Bloomberg)
A borrow-and-spend budget Jul 13, 2009
Also, the minimum daily wage under it was now fixed at Rs100 (RM7. 40), a move bound to cause problems in the village economy because seasonal employment for tilling fields and other unskilled work fetches much less. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Scientific Achievements Less Prominent Than A Decade Ago Jul 11, 2009
Dowry payments of more than 200 times the daily wage and costly medical expenses are. . (Science Daily)
Does the railway budget have a direction? Jul 4, 2009
Raju, 28-year-old daily wage labourer, was all praise for her new scheme that makes a monthly season ticket of Rs. 25 available for travel up to 100 km for those in the unorganized sector with monthly incomes not exceeding Rs. (India Times)
Many die in acute Indian heatwave Jun 26, 2009
Most of those affected in the state are the poor, rickshaw pullers, daily wage workers and farmers. Drought-like situation. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Sex Selling For Less Amid Economic Downturn Jun 21, 2009
"All the girls get a daily wage of euro100 to ero250 ($140 to $347), so they don't have to worry about money, which is good in this working atmosphere," manager Patricia Floreiou said in an e-mailed reply to questions. She noted a steady increase in applications since the Pussy Club's opening, attributing this in part to the bordello's flat-rate salary. (CBS News -- World)
Don't blame UAW for bad cars May 22, 2009
Yes, Henry Ford created the middle class with his $5 daily wage for assembly line workers. But it was the UAW and other unions that expanded middle class prosperity, which by and large excluded the South. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
'Slave' nation May 15, 2009
Workers are given cash and food, which is then docked from the average daily wage of $2 (1. 30). (BBC News -- Americas)
Can micro finance be a trend setter in MFs? May 13, 2009
Pointed out N K Garg, CEO, Sahara Mutual Fund, our micro finance scheme is a social cum commercial scheme wherein we plan to tap daily wage earners across the nation. We want them reap benefits of investment instead of putting money only in plain vanilla deposit schemes. (India Times)
Sahara fund for just Rs 10/day May 7, 2009
Speaking to TOI, Naresh Kumar Garg, CEO, Sahara MF, said that the fund house plans to leverage technology and Sahara's wide network of representatives to take its Daily Fund scheme even to daily wage earners and small shop owners ... The fund house plans to use Sahara's representatives across India to collect on a daily basis a small amount from even daily wage earners, shopkeepers and others willing to invest in the scheme. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Drug addict gets tongue-lashing from judge May 6, 2009
JOHOR BARU: A Magistrate delivered a tongue-lashing to a drug addict when he admitted to spending RM20 out of his RM35 daily wage on drugs, despite having to support a pregnant wife and seven children. The accused Ramzali Kassim, 32, from Jalan Landak in Taman Century here, had pleaded guilty to taking morphine at the Johor Baru (South) Narcotics Department police station at around 8am on April 22. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Children losing out against disease, destiny and destitution in rural Rajasthan Apr 30, 2009
They often have to take work as rickshaw pullers or daily wage labours. Most women in the community are engaged in bidi rolling. (AlertNet)
SBIMF launches Micro SIP Apr 16, 2009
As a part of this initiative, the first 100 investors from the low income group in Alibaug (near Mumbai) essentially daily wage earners, enrolled with SBI Mutual Funds Micro SIP in the presence of Mr. O. P. Bhatt, Chairman, State Bank of India. SBI Mutual Fund plans to reach out to low-income households through intermediaries like Self-Help Groups (SHGs), NGOs and Micro Credit/ Finance Institutions. (India Times)
Mexican factories stung by bad economy Apr 12, 2009
Mexican law provides for a 48-hour workweek and a minimum daily wage of 49 pesos, or about $4. 50. (AZCentral -- Business)
Thane: Jilted lover kills girlfriend Apr 8, 2009
On Tuesday, a determined Adilkar, a daily wage worker, armed himself with a chopper and called his girlfriend to Chintamani garden near Mulund station. The couple then started walking on the railway tracks towards Thane where he again proposed marriage. (India Times, India)
Taleban tap into Swat's emeralds Mar 25, 2009
However, workers at the site told the BBC their average daily wage was only about 400 rupees ($5) per person, after money deducted for paying off the Taleban had been calculated. "It's still a good deal as previously all this was going to waste," one worker said. (BBC News -- South Asia)
COMMENT: Well past the expiry date Mar 25, 2009
46 million workforce are in informal sector employment, creating a huge underclass of daily wage labourers and most of those in the "self-employed" category who scaven 00004000 ge for a living. The equalising power of market forces can be seen in SEZs that have come up in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, where social attitudes are changing as Dalits, backward castes and women gain entry into manufacturing and service sector jobs. (India Times, India)
Labour crisis sells donkeys in record prices Mar 18, 2009
As a result, there is a shortage of labour and the daily wage has increased substantially,'' he said. Text. (India Times, India)
Child deaths linked to water shortage in Galgadud Feb 26, 2009
"One drum [200 l] costs 150,000 Somali shillings [US$6] - that is three times the average daily wage," he said. Aden said the situation was deteriorating by the day. (AlertNet)
Voters should start receiving school levy ballots Saturday Feb 21, 2009
5point wrote on Feb 20, 2009 11:29 AM:" Private business has to control costs to survive.We need good schools and teachers but everything is way out of control (from costs to discipline).The education system has let everyone down. Costs run wild, and so do the kids. Children graduate and can't read or balance a check book.You give a kid at the cash register a $10 bill, a nickel and two pennies for a purchase of $2.57 and it blows their mind. Now, before teachers start to snivel about pay... (Longview Daily News, WA)
