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Sit Where We Stand: The segregated back rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces
The absence of dignified break rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces is a visible residue of caste-exclusionary practices that have become normalised. Women who work here—whether in universities or elsewhere—are often left with no option but to rest on bathroom floors.
‘Probe on,’ says CM as frantic effort to rescue 40 men from collapsed tunnel continues
The newspapers, The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times and Indian Express reported Monday, November 13 morning, the day after Diwali, that the workers were reportedly trapped behind 40 metres of rubble. Scroll.in reported that they have been provided oxygen, water and food through pipes.
Scrap ‘deal’ to send Indian workers to Israel for replacing Palestinians: Central TUs
The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent...
Manual Scavenging: Eradicate the practice, ensure effective rehabilitation, scholarship, compensation, uphold dignity and liberty says SC
Supreme Court bench issues detailed directions to the Union and state government to implement the provisions of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, conduct necessary surveys, co-ordinate with Commissions
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.
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