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Madrasi Camp Demolition: CPI(M) Delhi Demands Halt to Evictions, Rehab Within 5 Km
Reminding BJP of its promise of “Jahan Jhuggi, Wahaan Makaan”, the CPI(M) said over 400 working-class families in the 60-year-old slum cluster were evicted despite valid documents.
SBI VRS scheme penny-wise and pound-foolish: AIBEA official
Over 30,000 middle aged employees of SBI to be affected by voluntary retirement scheme, Secretary of AIBEA feels it will add to unemployment problem
India’s street vendors are micro-entrepreneurs, yet they struggle for freedom and rights
SabrangIndia talks to legal and social experts to understand what impedes the full effect of the Vendors’ Act.
Over 42,000 workers from informal sector allegedly die by suicide
As the NCRB presented the latest data on suicide deaths revealing highest number in last three years, SabrangIndia spoke to experts about the rising suicide rates among farmers, labourers and daily wage workers.
Businesspersons on the street: A day in the life of street vendors
Sabrang India takes a look into the lives and woes of vendors in metropolitan cities like Mumbai and Delhi.
Lockdown or Unlock: Hawkers struggle to remain ‘Atma Nirbhar’
The street vendors continue to bear the brunt of Covid-19. As their condition worsens, Sabrang India talked to members of the NASVI to discuss the Street Vendors Act (2014) and its limitations therein.
Withdraw FIRs against protesters: Central workers’ unions
As many as 10 central trade unions came together to write a letter urging Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw FIRs lodged against workers protesting for the rights of Covid fighters on August 7
10 central workers’ unions to observe strike for ASHA, anganwadi workers
The two day strike on August 7 and 8 will be followed by a jail bharo andolan on August 9, demanding better pay and safety gear for scheme workers, among other demands
Stop evicting workers from their homes in Bhilai: NAPM to Chhattisgarh CM
The government is planning to demolish 30 houses belonging to workers who work in factories in the Bhilai Industrial Area
PUCL lauds Rajasthan CM for announcing that no manual scavengers will enter sewers
On July 6, 2020, Ashok Gehlot had asked district authorities to make sure that all sewer cleaning work be done by machines
Fishing for trouble, or troubling the fishworkers?
A Draft National Fisheries Policy has been made public even as the fishworkers continue to struggle in the pandemic
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Madrasi Camp Demolition: CPI(M) Delhi Demands Halt to Evictions, Rehab Within 5 Km
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