March 08, 2012
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unemployment
June 28, 2012
Unemployment woes as jute mills, tea gardens close in WB
As many as 21,570 workers have been rendered jobless in West Bengal due to closure of six jute mills and three tea gardens, the state assembly was informed by the state Labour Minister Purnendu Bose.
May 21, 2012
Cheap Chinese imports threaten Jalandhar sports goods industry
Sports goods manufacturing units in Jalandhar are shutting down due to competition from cheaper and better quality Chinese imports. Approximately, one lakh workers are now unemployed as a result.
April 02, 2012
West Bengal asks Fin Min for assistance
The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government once again raised its demand for settling its debts, with a minister of the cash-starved state urging union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to bail it out of its huge burden.