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One Death Every Few Days, Zero Accountability: Sanitation workers protest at Jantar Mantar
From disputed death figures to continuing caste-based labour, the Safai Karmachari Andolan says India's sewer deaths are not accidents but preventable killings enabled by state inaction
Maharashtra: 13 lakh construction workers will be denied Rs 1 mid-day meals from Nov 1
Mid-day reports that a March 2019 scheme of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Udhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena) is now being summarily scrapped, without consultation by the Eknath-Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government
EPFO data records 10% fewer fresh formal jobs created in April-August 2023
Business Standard reports that the payroll data showed that cumulatively 4.92 million new subscribers joined the social security organisation between April-August this year
Maharashtra govt employees to revive agitation for Old Pension Scheme (OPS) on Nov 8
17 lakh government-semi government employees in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have announced a "Family March" on November 8 demanding the reinstatement of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), reports The Hindustan Times.. They have also warned of an indefinite strike from December 14 if their demands are not met. The employees are protesting the state government's approach towards their demand for OPS, which provides a stable source of income post-retirement. Among a list of demands is one that is demanding the cancellation of the indirect privatisation of the education sector and the filling of all vacant posts.
Eradicate manual scavenging completely says SC increasing compensation to families of workers who die at work to Rs 30 lakh
‘Each of us owes to this large segment of the population, who have remained unseen, unheard and muted,’ the court said.
Rajasthan’s Gig Worker Law, a step towards industrial democracy
The radical legislation brought in by the western Indian state of Rajasthan guarantees social security and accountability from aggregator employers visibilising a workforce that we treat as dispensable
Kerala: Railways, Electricity Employees Convention Calls for Campaign Against Privatisation
While the railways face the threat of being divided into production, regulation and operation, the power sector faces a similar challenge of being trifurcated into generation, transmission and distribution.
Haryana: Workers Protest Against Labour Dept’s Decision to Revoke Registration of Their Union at Bellsonica
According to the letter sent by the labour commissioner cum registrar, only permanent workers from the firm can join the union.
Uttarakhand: Anganwadi Workers Protest for Wage Hike Outside CM Residence in Dehradun
Hundreds gathered from Across Uttarakhand under the banner of Uttrakhand Rajya Anganwadi Workers Union; collectively made their demands to the government in the presence of the media.
Victim of ‘hazardous’ jobs, Delhi sanitary workers get two thirds of minimum wages
Recently, the Dalit Adivasi Shakti Adhikar Manch (DASAM) organized...
UP: Pending Salary, Alleged Harassment, UPSRTC Contract Bus Driver Dies by Suicide
The 35-year-old is among several hundred bus drivers and conductors who have not been paid salaries and are forced to borrow from money lenders.
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