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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.
‘Grossly inadequate’: NREGA allocation 0.29% of GDP, World Bank recommended 1.6%
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TN: Rural Workers Unite to Demand Jobs, Social Security and Housing
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Nationwide call with a 28-point charter of demands; more than 50,000 workers staged demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on August 1
AIFUCTO Calls for Withdrawing NEP, Revival of old Pension Scheme
The teachers’ unions are asking for a special session in Parliament to debate the New Education Policy 2020
MGNREGA ‘Under Attack’? Rural Workers Demand Increased Budgetary Allocations
At the call of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, rural workers from over 15 states started a three-day protest at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday.
Anganwadi Workers are Right: They Need More Money
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Eye on Ongoing Monsoon Session, Anganwadi Caregivers Begin 4-day ‘Mahapadav’ Near Parliament
Covering large distances, hundreds of Anganwadi caregivers reach the national capital at the call of CITU–affiliated All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers; their major demands include the implementation of the SC judgment on gratuity for the all-female workforce.
Why are Anganwadi Workers Gathering in Huge Numbers in Delhi From July 26?
Thousands of Anganwadi workers will gather in Delhi on July 26 under the banner of AIFWAH.
Issuing Ration Cards on the basis of 2011 Census might be injustice: SC to Union Gov’t
Court says Central and States to ensure migrant workers are mandatorily provided ration
LMHC sanitation workers demand reinstatement of retrenched employees
72 days after the illegal termination of their services, LHMC sanitation workers forced to shift demonstration to Jantar Mantar
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