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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.
Aftermath of Demolition Drive in Tughlakabad: Hunger and Homelessness Rife
Exhausted by trying all means of justice, Tughlakabad residents start hunger strike
Govt of India ‘hugely underutilising’ funds meant for major working class schemes
Fund utilization data for the first ten and a...
Tamil Nadu’s ‘race to the bottom’ in increasing working hours comes from a misplaced notion of competitiveness to attract investment
This understanding that being competitive for industry means squeezing work out of an already stressed workforce needs a serious re-examination
Amidst Strong Opposition, Tamil Nadu Withholds Factories Act
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Trade unions held spontaneous protests in many parts of the state against amendments to the Factories Act. The meeting of all trade unions gave a call for strike on May 12.
Safai Shramik Union raises demands for a law that safeguards rights of sanitation workers: Maharashtra
In the letter addressed to the MLA, the union has highlighted the difficulties faced by the sanitation workers as well as the lack of government facilities guaranteed to them
Manual Scavenging continues unabated, Indian Govts turns a deaf ear to acknowledge this systemic, extreme violence
Even as Supreme Court directs governments to meet to discuss implementation of a central law, abolition of manual scavenging, a callous system has a lukewarm response
Gujarat: 3 lose their lives and 2 hospitalised from toxic sewer gas exposure; investigation launched
Second incident of death due to asphyxiation reported in two weeks, is this a sign of state negligence?
Agri Workers Union Leader and Art Critic, Suneet Chopra, Passes Away
Chopra’s demise is a big loss, not only to the communist movement, but the entire democratic and progressive movement in India, AIAWU said in a release.
Women’s Work and Wages Continue at Abysmal Levels
The latest official labour force survey shows 20%-50% gap between the earnings of men and women.
Fake News Regarding Situation of Migrant Workers in Tamil Nadu Being Made Viral
One such piece of fake news was attributed to the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran. As per the paper clip, on March 2, the newspaper, in its Lucknow edition, reported that "Hindi-speaking labourers were being killed in Tamil Nadu."
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