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Every Wave Has a Memory: Women, Waters and the Promise of November 5
When the women of the sea rise, the tides will rise with them to recognise and honour the daughters of the oceans. On November 5 this year, fisherwomen across...
SC stays K’taka HC order directing state to reconstruct burnt down houses of migrant workers
The order was passed in December upholding right to shelter of these workers since the government had failed to rehabilitate them in 8 months
Manual Scavengers: 340 deaths, yet Centre has no intention to make stricter laws!
The Social Justice Ministry has however submitted that a National Policy for mechanised sanitation eco system has been formulated
Overwhelming response to Feb 3 general strike
Impressed by the intensity of the day-long protests, the CITU and the SKM congratulate electricity employees in their struggle against the Centre’s “anti-people” laws.
Karnataka: Two manual scavengers choke to death in a manhole
The third worker, who survived is now battling for his life in the hospital
Support grows for Migrant Workers’ Right to Vote
Webinar examines roadblocks in ensuring migrant workers get to exercise their right to vote, a CJP Core Campaign
Five killed in Serum Institute fire in Pune
Migrant labourers fixing air-conditioning among the dead
Gujarat: 15 people including toddler killed after being run over by truck
A group of migrant labourers was asleep on a Surat footpath when the mishap occurred
Safai Karamchari Andolan campaigns against dry latrines
100-day campaign aims to end the unfair burden on Dalit women
Garbage piles up in Ahmedabad, as sanitation workers strike work
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s sanitation workers strike has entered its fifth day today
A 2020 Report of 10 Worst Victims of Apathy: India’s Migrant Workers
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India
Pakistan denies entry to 14 Hindu devotees in Sikh ‘jatha’ visiting for Guru Nanak Jayanti
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Rule of Law
Screens of Silence: What NCRB Data Misses about Cybercrime in India
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Gender and Sexuality
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