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Noida Protest 2026: A labour uprising the state refused to understand
The protests that paralysed Noida’s industrial belt in April 2026 exposed not only worsening labour conditions but also the growing tendency of the state to treat democratic labour mobilisation as a law-and-order problem
Evolution of labour exploitation: from slavery to platform economies
The gig economy model highlights the significance of idle time (when a gig worker waits for the next order) in reducing wait time, enhancing customer satisfaction, and increasing platform valuation.
How and why Indian women are made to go hungry
Underpaid and unpaid work -- in India, on average, 66% of women's work is unpaid, compared to 12% of men’s work even as they invest 90 per cent of their income back into the families as compared to just 40 % by men, has rendered Indian women more acutely prone to hunger, malnutrition and anaemia
Rajasthan passes Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, brings social security measures under ambit of rights
CM Gehlot deems the bill to be historic, guarantees 125 days of work for all families, a minimum of Rs 1,000 as a pension to the elderly, women, widows, and disabled people
Karnataka Budget 2023-24: CM announces Rs. 4 lakh life & accident insurance policy for gig workers
Another promise delivered, govt. aims to address the persistent demands raise by the union, establish a social security net for gig workers
Calcutta HC: Even if MGNREGA funds misappropriated, genuine workers need to be compensated
Some MGNREGA workers in the state have not received their rightful wages for 18 months due to a dispute between the Centre and state government
Tragic Odisha train crash claims lives of Bengal migrant workers
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CJP and Bangla Sanskriti Mancha extend immediate support to migrant families affected by the Odisha train crash
5 Years Since Application and Still No Results: Frustrated Junior Engineers’ Protest Completes 6 Months in UP
Sitting at the Eco Park in Lucknow since November 26, 2022, the JE applicants are now tired and approaching the final stage of their protest
Protests mount, 12,000 women march on issues of poor ration in PDS, water scarcity, unemployment
AIDWA Organises 12,000-Strong Massive March and Gherao of Palghar District Collectorate in Maharashtra on Wednesday
ASHA Workers ‘Pay Price for Protest’: 25 Terminated, 10 Booked for ‘Rioting’ in Madhya Pradesh
Since 2018, around 84,000 ASHA workers in Madhya Pradesh have been facing challenges in their pursuit of a wage hike similar to their counterparts in states like Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and others.
Kerala shock: yet another brutal lynching of migrant labourer
In the second lynching case, eerily similar to that of Attappady Madhu, 37-year-old Bihar youth Rajesh Manjhi was beaten to death by a mob at Kizhissery in the early hours of Sunday, May 14
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