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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.
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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
41 Orgns call for workers unions to join farmers protest
Over 41 networks and organisations from the unorganised sector have demanded a withdrawal of the three anti-farmer laws and for larger workers unions to join the mass protest
Wistron Factory Vandalism: Karnataka Gov’t registers FIR against 7,000 employees
Karnataka State IT/ITes Employee Union, and other organisations have condemned the criminal charges pressed against the contract workers
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.
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