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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.
Karnataka Police allegedly harass West Bengal migrants in Bengaluru
Police ignore documents proving their India nationality, allegedly threaten violence
Scrap the ‘Agnipath Scheme’, protesters stage violent protests countrywide
Violent scenes from Bihar, Haryana, New Delhi, Jammu and Jharkand have seriously exposed the Modi regime’s widely publicised Agnipath recruitment scheme for the army
Will Robot HomoSEP dignify work for India’s sanitation worker?
Robot to clean septic tanks, dignify sanitation work, sans human intervention is here
UP Govt announced Rs 21 lakhs earned from auction of migrant workers’ cycles, earns flak
Confiscation of their only means of transport and then such a unilateral sale in an auction has raised serious questions
Doloo workers demand release of public hearing on Greenfield airport
Workers demand fiscal support for tea workers who have been left unemployed amidst this controversy
LHMC’s sanitation workers detained for asserting rights
While the hospital disregards court orders, protesters are detained for lack of permission for protesting
MAT union writes to Thane police for support
Grateful for the police action, the union now prepares to approach government and company authorities
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
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