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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)
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.
Give us vending certificates then hold fresh surveys: FSS
Mumbai’s street vendors state that a new survey without issuing pending certificates would be a violation of their vending rights.
Migrant labourer’s mother kept on holy pedestal, yet migrants and women continue to suffer
Residents of Behala, Kolkata replace conventional idols of deities during Durga Puja with sculptures of a migrating labourer’s family in memory of the plight of migrant workers amidst the Covid-19 lockdwon.
SC quashed Guj government’s anti-worker notification
In a victory for the principle of a dignified wage, the Court quashed the Notification that denied humane working conditions and overtime wages, while stating that it was an affront to the workers Right to Life and the right against forced labour.
Remembering T Peter: Trade unionist and leader of India’s fishworkers
The man who helped stranded fishermen get home amidst the Covid-19 pandemic succumbs to the disease himself
Why is the government still ignoring migrants’ lives?
The Covid-19 lockdown is almost over, but its impact, economic and otherwise, still affects migrants in the most dangerous ways
Families of slain Rajouri labourers given their exhumed bodies
The men were killed in July, in an “encounter” in South Kashmir’s Shopian, identities confirmed in September, and bodies exhumed in October
SC quashes Gujarat notification extending work hours without overtime pay
The Court said that the pandemic cannot be said to be a public emergency under the Factories Act
Congress MP moves Supreme Court challenging the Anti-Farmer Laws
With several states echoing the need to challenge the newly enacted laws, this is the first legal challenge
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