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The Orissa High Court awards them Rs 20 lakh each to two SBI Sweepers

Two daily-wage sweepers had given their “sweat & blood” to the State Bank of India, the Orissa High Court said on June 23

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

Migrant labourers: Guests or victims?

Daily challenges include disguised unemployment, lack of safety measures, exploitation by unscrupulous employers

Wave white scarves on Labour Day to battle hate

A citizens’ campaign suggests organic ways to assert their stand against communal attacks in India

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Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

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