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12 Bengali migrant workers murdered in 6 states, Maharashtra tops the crime list
Following the recently unleashed hysteria on the misnomer “Bangladeshi immigrants”, spearheaded by BJP elected officials from the Centre to States, as many as 12 Bengali migrant workers have been murdered, revealing the physical targeted harm that can flow out of systemic hate speech made by those in public authority; these are statistics compiled by the West Bengal Migrants Welfare Board; 4 of the 12 killed have been in “progressive” Maharashtra and 10 in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Anganwadi workers, helpers entitled to gratuity payment: SC
In a detailed order acknowledging the contributions of anganwadi centres and its workers, the apex court recognises the womens’ right to gratuity payment
Manual scavengers: Abandoned by state, derided by society
Lives of manual sewer cleaners appear to have little value Delhi
Sanitation workers say ₹190 cr PF pending since 2009
After back-to-back protests, the municipality has promised to provide worker dues
Haryana: Protest a constitutional right: CITU
CITU calls out govt’s tyranny in penalising protesting workers
MPs takes GoI to task on unemployment
After the failure to provide data for 2020, the Centre answered Lok Sabha questions with better figures on the state of jobs in India
Manual scavenger deaths: Did Centre misrepresent death data in Parliament?
Social Justice Minister reported that no deaths took place due to manual scavenging in the last five years, but conceded 325 people died in accidents while undertaking hazardous cleaning
CTUs celebrate success of General strike
With Seafarers Union joining in, CTUs’ 2-day General strike found support at the grassroots and the global level alike
Over 20 cr estimated participants in workers General Strike
Government employees in areas like Kerala face a ban on participation
Gujarat: 12 sanitation workers dead, but no compensation?
At odds with Centre’s data, the state government reports none of the families of the deceased have received compensation
AIPF-R to join workers General strike!
The state political party voiced its support in decrying the Centre for its pro-corporate policies
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