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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.
Wistron Factory violence: AICCTU blames State and management for exploitation
Compulsory 12-hour shifts, delay and non-payment of wages, no grievance redressal mechanism, night shifts for women are just some instances that pushed helpless workers to a point of desperation
Jharkhand: Unpaid for 9 months, Pakur forest labourers move HC
The PIL has been filed by a forest range officer who wrote several letters to authorities demanding the workers’ salaries
Meghalaya sets stringent guidelines for migrant workers
Cabinet approves draft rules as per recently passed law to check influx of migrant labourers
Manual Scavengers Act: Karnataka HC issues directions over implementation
The court noted that manual scavenging is most inhuman and that it infringes the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21
K’taka HC tells state govt to rebuild burnt down shanties to protect right to shelter
The huts of migrant workers were burnt down by miscreants during lockdown and the court held that it was the state’s duty to protect right to shelter
Employer and colleagues beat a man to death for demanding pending salary!
Killed for demanding his due, the man had come to Gurgaon hoping to get a job to support his family.
Irregular pay and exploitative work conditions may worsen: JNUTA
Bleak picture emerges for workers in the near future
Farmers and workers gear up for November 26 protest!
Organisations report that the struggle may intensify and extend to the local village-level in an effort to repeal anti-farmer and anti-workers laws
Govt aims to eliminate manual scavenging by August 2021
With amendments to the Manual Scavenging Act and making mechanised cleaning mandatory, will it help restore dignity of sanitation workers?
Jharkhand Adivasis celebrate Birsa Munda Jayanti on Jharkhand formation day
Celebrating both the creation of Jharkhand state and the birth of Adivasi leader Birsa Munda, state MGNREGA coordinator addresses adivasis gathered at Putki neighbourhood.
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