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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.

Nation continues agitation against anti-people laws

As the National Protest Day draws closer, workers, farmers, marginalised intensify their agitation against the undemocratic Central Bills.

Voices of dissent course through the country

Thousands of people came together to decry anti-labour, anti-farmer and anti-people laws passed by the Centre in recent days.

Labour Codes Issues: Spelling out the ABCs

Sabrang India breaks down labour codes to better understand workers’ complaints

First they came for the farmers, now they come for the workers

Lok Sabha passes three labour bills dressed up as ‘reforms’ , but will dilute workers’ rights more

Gov’t admits that over 1 crore migrant labourers returned home on foot!

After failing to report data on migrant workers deaths and many frontline warriors of the pandemic Centre now suddenly talks about the number of migrant workers who returned home

Crores allocated for upliftment of manual scavengers remain unused: Lockdown impact?

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment tells Parliament that the scheme for manual scavenging prevention and rehabilitation is not applicable to those sanitation workers who are not identified as manual scavengers.

We stand in solidarity: Trade Unions oppose Centre’s anti-people laws

Denouncing anti-worker laws, National Trade Unions call for a protest on September 23 to address their demands.

Now, Smriti Irani says no data on anganwadi workforce!

Ministry of Women and Child Development submits before Parliament that it has no data for women workers who exited anganwadis.

No data to check unemployment rate in last 12 months?

After a lack of data on migrant workers, medical staff and sanitisation workers, the Centre now fails to provide monthly unemployment rates of the past year.

National Unemployment Day: Youth demand jobs, financial security

Protests held on the streets, and on social media, hashtag #NationalUnemploymentDay shared over 4.16 million times

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