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12 Bengali migrant workers murdered in 6 states, Maharashtra tops the crime list
Following the recently unleashed hysteria on the misnomer “Bangladeshi immigrants”, spearheaded by BJP elected officials from the Centre to States, as many as 12 Bengali migrant workers have been murdered, revealing the physical targeted harm that can flow out of systemic hate speech made by those in public authority; these are statistics compiled by the West Bengal Migrants Welfare Board; 4 of the 12 killed have been in “progressive” Maharashtra and 10 in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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
How the unplanned and sudden lockdown led to chaos, suffering and even death
India yet to ratify the Convention on Migrant workers
As the migrant numbers in India have tripled over the years, it is yet to accede to the international treaty
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