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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.
Failing to get justice for a decade, sacked Maruti workers decide to fight it out legally
As and when the history of the struggles of...
400 academics & activists express solidarity with fish workers’ protest against Adani International Seaport at Vizhinjam, Kerala
Close to 400 prominent activists and academics representing many organisations, from across the country have endorsed an important statement in solidarity with the fish workers-led people's movement against the Adani International Seaport at Vizhinjam, Kerala and have also condemned the malicious slandering of activists who are questioning the socio - ecological and economic implications of the Port Project.
WB: Tea Workers Struggling as Crony Capitalists Take Over Tea Gardens
Workers are being denied minimum wages, PF, bonuses, etc. As a result, many are migrating to other states.
Workers (Bangladesh)
The author and photographer, a academic from JNU tells us stories through the camera; one lesson that is enduring and humbling, however is the excitement and respect that our neighbours, ordinary Bangladeshis have for Indians
Two Workers Dead in Fire at Slipper Factory in Narela Industrial Area: Delhi
New Delhi: Two workers have died after a fire broke...
Victory for Trade Unions: Abolition of Contractual Engagement in Govt Jobs in Odisha and Rajasthan
The initiatives by Odisha and Rajasthan governments have prompted political leaders from other states to raise demands for similar action from their state governments.
Migrant labour Bengali couple wrongfully detained as ‘Bangladeshi’ in Karnataka
News of the detention of a migrant labour couple, Palash Adhikary & Shukla Adhikary with their one and a half year old child, from the Tele village of Jourgram panchayat under Jamalpur Police station in East Burdwan, West Bengal for being wrongfully dubbed Bangladeshi has let loose a storm of protest
Bank Employees to Go on Strike for a Day on Nov 19 Against ‘Growing Attacks’
The industrial action, which is expected to be joined by lakhs of employees, thereby affecting banking services across the country, will also see the raising of a host of other non-financial demands, an AIBEA leader told NewsClick on Tuesday.
Joint meetings on labour codes fail to evolve consensus
A vast majority of the trade unions urge Bhupender Yadav to withdraw the four codes; outfits including the BMS demand that the Centre immediately convene the Indian Labour Conference
A path towards combined protection of the environment and workers’ livelihoods
Workers need compensation and reparation for the unemployment caused by environment regulations
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