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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...
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
Chennai sanitation workers to go on indefinite strike!
Tired of contractual labour, workers write a letter to the city demanding job permanency with a stable income
Gujarat: Harassed, discriminated, Muslim fishermen plea for mass euthanasia
The fishermen say they are facing “political persecution,” and seek permission “to end their lives"
No payment received for six months: UP Anganwadi workers
After ASHAs and Mid-Day Meal cooks, now, Anganwadi workers complain of delayed wages since November 2021
Yusuf Meherally Centre completes 60 years of rural empowerment!
MoS Tatkare and freedom fighter GG Parikh visited the area on Sunday to honour revolutionary Yusuf Meher Ali’s memory
Just gratuity not enough: Anganwadi workers
Anganwadi workers and helper unions remind their salaries are meagre and often delayed; many were frontline workers during Covid-19 and some were even martyred
A Labour Day befitting India’s Constitution
Be it labour and Dalit classes uniting, or religious groups dining together, May Day was a breath of fresh air amidst India's communal atmosphere
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