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As 30 crore workers, farmers join July 9 strike against govt.’s policies, will there be media coverage of the shut down?
Centrally recognised trade unions say workers have supported the 17-point charter of demands of the strike, called against Union Government’s policies
Livelihood a bigger issue than rations for migrant labourers: MRC
Experts appeal to governments to look into job security and better wages for migrant labourers along with food security
MP: Century Mill workers condemn police brutality on VRS protesters
For the last two days, Century Mill workers have been demanding re-employment; four women workers were injured allegedly due to police action, and one is still in the ICU
941 deaths while cleaning sewers, septic tanks: Centre informs Rajya Sabha
However, no reports of death due to manual scavenging have been provided by the Centre
Child labour still prevalent in India
58,289 children have been rescued or rehabilitated between 2020 to 2021, 770 cases registered under Prohibition of Child Labour Act in 2019
Centre claims that nobody died due to manual scavenging reported in the last 5 years!
In a written response submitted to the Rajya Sabha, Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry admits that the inhuman practice of manual scavenging is still prevalent in India with over 60,000 manual scavengers identified across the country
Sanitation work, a means to an end: BMC employee Sunil Jagdale
Wadala sanitation worker Jagdale talks about the different lenses on the work of sanitation and the journey of the community through the years
Maharashtra: 580 sanitation workers made permanent on industrial court orders!
A decades-long struggle for basic human rights finally concludes, as over 500 people in Mumbai receive the title of permanent MCGM sanitation workers
India’s workforce demands fiscal support following the second wave of Covid-19!
On-ground voices and detailed reports highlight the need for cash transfers to keep vulnerable groups afloat in face of a growing unemployment
92 percent of India’s workforce faces historic and unprecedented crisis: SWAN report
The report relays the struggles of workers in their own words, the limited action taken by the central and state governments to arrest the continuing and alarming level of distress
Assam paper mill auction: Employees’ unions demand revival
Two paper mills that have been defunct for over five years, employees lost their only source of income
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