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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.
Assam: Tension builds at Doloo, leaders called in for questioning
Silchar police interrogates AMSU leader Mrinal Shome allegedly to discourage Doloo tea estate protests
Stop Killing Us: Sanitation workers
Despite a widespread response, coverage of the campaign by mainstream and alternative media has been low
WHO bats for ASHA, calls them India’s ‘Global Health Leaders’
Union leaders argue true respect for ASHAs would entail payment of proper wages and job permanency
AMSU leader Dharitri Sarma released!
Estate workers resume their protest against the development project in Doloo tea estate
Women construction workers fear job loss, suffer silently amidst growing pollution
A local NGO talks to nearly 400 workers to raise awareness and understand women’s experience regarding air pollution
Doloo estate trade union leader detained!
According to AMSU members, the police as of Monday, are yet to state the reason for the detention
Assam: Doloo Tea Estate workers out on streets in protest
Other tea estate workers also join the protest highlighting the cultural diversity of tea estate workers
India’s tribal groups demand justice for Assam’s tea estate workers
AIUFWP and Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan express solidarity with workers in tea estates being cleared for an airport project
Doloo tea estate workers protest Greenfield Airport project
Amidst heavy rains and surrounded by security forces, Assam’s tea estate workers decry plans that leave them on the brink of unemployment and economic ruin
West Bengal: BSF personnel forcibly strip search, physically assault Muslim daily wage worker
Two women targeted the middle-aged woman's private parts while beating her
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