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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.
Eviction notices served to Hindustan Paper Mills units in Assam
Notices were served to officers, workers and employees at the Cachar and Nagaon facilities
Punjab: Contract employees to march to Vidhan Sabha demanding regularisation
Rejecting the recommendation of the Committee for Regularisation of Contract Employees, employees said they will rally towards the Vidhan Sabha in September
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
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