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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.
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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
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
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