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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.
Calling it “Corona curfew” instead of “lockdown” does little to allay fears
Migrant workers who survived the sudden lockdown of 2020, find themselves dealing with a renewed insecurity a year later, many are packing their bags again
Mumbai’s prominent union leader Datta Iswalkar passes away
Union members and journalists paid their respects to the respected leader on social media.
Maharashtra: How are small businesses surviving new lockdown restrictions?
Retail traders and street vendors alike swear by their safety precautions, yet both struggle to keep afloat following stricter Covid-19 guidelines
Activists request meeting with CM Thackeray to discuss new Covid-19 guidelines
Focussing on food security, medical care and basic infrastructure, concerned civil society organisations and activists listed methods of avoiding last year’s mistakes with respect to pandemic rules.
Delhi HC raps govt for delay in paying salaries of employees
The court said that it will not pass any order that will continue to infringe the fundamental right of the employees to get their salaries and pensions
Punjab: Contract workers put ‘No Entry’ signs for Ministers who failed employment promises
Sick of waiting for the state government to realise its election policies, they consider a gherao protest
Captain Sarkar employing evasion policy same as SAD-BJP gov’t: Farmers
Leaders expressed disappointment on Tuesday when the Chief Minister failed to attend the much-awaited meeting with union representatives
K’taka HC questions State on steps taken to use modern technology to replace manual scavenging
The court has asked the state to file an affidavit, and observed that the government had barely complied with the provisions of the Act
Will Assam tea party sink the BJP’s ship?
Tea tribes have been demanding higher wages, and though the BJP government cleared a marginal hike in daily wages, it was put on hold due to a court case
PIL filed for implementation of Manual Scavengers Act, Allahabad HC seeks State’s reply
The petitioners/law students undertook a detailed study and found that no adequate safety equipment was provided to workers
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