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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.
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
On January 18th, 1982 the working class movement commemorated...
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.
Delhi construction workers insist: life has continuously deteriorated for last 6 yrs
Keshav and Somvati are residents of a hut in...
Karnataka: The Unending Exclusion of Civic Workers in Bengaluru
As per the State Safai Karamchari Commission, only 10,755 civic workers in BBMP out of 54,512 are permanent.
West Bengal farm workers protest Centre withholding Rs 7,500 crore MGNREGA budget
Marking one year of the Government of India withholding the release of over Rs 7,500 crore MGNREGA funds to West Bengal, the civil rights network NREGA Sangarsh Morcha, in alliance with the Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity (PBKMS), held Black Day on December 27, with workers holding black flag demonstrations, thaala bajao, road blockade and public meetings.
Karnataka: 150 Factory Workers Verbally Sacked by Auto Firm Yazaki
The workers at the auto parts company were unable to punch out after their shift ended, following which they were informed that they had been laid off.
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Within a month of youth-led protests in Delhi and at least half a dozen other locations, the Supreme Court’s September 1 Order invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash criminal cases registered across at least five states. This examines the limitations of this ad hoc jurisprudence, arguing that while protection from abusive state prosecution is welcome, linking it to the cancellation of the September 5 march sets a troubling precedent. Constitutional scrutiny demanded a rigorous examination of alleged executive and police overreach, including blanket prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS and the shutdown of metro stations and internet services. Instead, the alleged excesses of Delhi and other police forces remain unadjudicated.
India
Need for Clarity on the SIR: An Open Letter to the Congress Leaders of Karnataka
While the national leadership of the party, leads and articulates the national campaign for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the state leadership of Karnataka, a state governed by the party, gives conflicting statements almost endorsing a process that has disenfranchised close to 10 million there
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Beyond Appropriation: Vidya Bhushan Rawat’s recovery of Bose’s inclusive nationalism
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After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal
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