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Every Wave Has a Memory: Women, Waters and the Promise of November 5
When the women of the sea rise, the tides will rise with them to recognise and honour the daughters of the oceans. On November 5 this year, fisherwomen across...
Inspired by health for all motto, built by workers: Shaheed Hospital of Chhattisgarh
At a time when the trend of trying to...
‘No Distinction’ Between Workers: Manesar Auto Firm’s Union Defends Membership to Contract Worker
Last year, union granted membership to a contract worker of company, a move that prompted state’s Labour Commissioner-cum-Registrar of Trade Unions to seek explanation from the former earlier this month.
22 Organisations protest against imposition of Section 144 in Sangrur
A most unwarranted ban on democratic protests was imposed...
Bengal: ‘Sagar Mela Project, Blue Revolution Leading to Victimisation of Fisherfolk’
At an all- India convention in Sunderbans, the fishing community said privatisation of ports, entry of foreign trawlers and big capital had hit their livelihood badly.
Rural Workers Struggle for Proper Implementation of Jobs Scheme
One of the most widely discussed rural initiatives from...
WB: Employees’ Associations Calls for Renewed Struggles to ‘Save LIC’
Two hundred seventy-five delegates from 8 divisions attended the state conference of Life Insurance Corporation Agents Organisation of India.
WB: Coal Workers Fight for Better Wages, Deplore Labour Codes
The contract workers work 12 hours at meagre wages without any benefits/incentives. They are not eligible for CMPF (Coal Mines Provident Fund) or any statutory benefit.
3 More UP Manual Scavengers Dead After Inhaling Toxic Fumes
Three young labourers employed at a house construction site in Kanpur died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning an unused septic tank without any protective gear.
In a First, National Federation of ASHAs Set to be Formed
Three-day conference of unions from 20 states begins in Haryana’s Kurukshetra; demand for better health for all by strengthening country’s public health infrastructure.
‘Illegal’: Haryana Govt Flags Union Membership to Contract Worker at Manesar Factory
The latest objection to granting union membership to a contractual worker at Bellsonica has called for attention to the question of whether contract workers can be unionised.
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