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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.
Karnataka: Anganwadi Workers Demand to be Classified as Teachers
Thousands of workers affiliated with CITU on strike since January 23; Workers are classified as ‘activists’ and paid honorariums instead of salaries currently
‘Worker Resistance’ Foiled Attempts to Privatise Vizag Steel Plant
CITU Andhra Pradesh general secretary and VUPPC chairman CH Narasinga Rao tells Newsclick that there have been attempts to privatise the plant since the 1991 economic liberalisation.
Weavers of Banaras are forced to work for less than the minimum wage
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Karnataka: 17th All India CITU Conference Starts in Bengaluru
Tapan Sen, CITU general secretary underlines importance of trade union movements in the backdrop of mounting attacks on working people.
MP: Promises CM Made in 2016 Still Unfulfilled, Alleges SC/ST Employee Association
The organisation has threatened a massive protest on February 26 in Bhopal.
Commemorating 40th Anniversary Of Mumbai Textile Workers Strike
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Food, Housing, Health- limitations of post Covid-19 Migrant workers’ related policies
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A close look at some of governments post pandemic policies for migrants reveals that key structural exclusions in the labour codes, the one nation, one ration card (ONORC) and PMAY schemes threaten serious exclusions
CMIE Unemployment Data: HP & Punjab better than national average; Haryana has one of three persons jobless
According to the data provided by CMIE, an independent data base, Punjab is a state is much better placed than neighbouring Haryana having an unemployment rate of 37.4 per cent; Himachal Pradesh is also at 7.6 per cent, 0.8 per cent more than Punjab.
Report Highlights Poor Working Conditions for Gig Workers; Uber, Ola, Amazon Score Zero
Other than Bigbasket, Flipkart, and Urban Company, no other platform has publicly committed to ensure workers earn at least a minimum wage.
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