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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.

MGNREGS under microscope: Members of Parliament ask for detailed performance report of scheme

MPs ask the Minister of Rural Development to show records of how MGNREGS had benefited workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

31 online complaints of labourers’ mental exploitation and harassment: Labour and Employment Minister

Questions on labour abuse and minimum wages of labourers raired in Parliament

No data, so no compensation: Centre’s shocking revelation on migrant labourer deaths!

The Ministry of Labour and Employment declares it has no records, though plight of migrant labourers has been widely reported in the media and documented by organisations like CJP

1 crore unemployed labourers in India: Ministry of Labour and Employment

The Minister of Labour and Employment answers some of the many questions posed by members of Parliament during the monsoon session

Public buses continue of work bearing the brunt of the city

Following heated protests in Virar, SabrangIndia talked to commuters and public transport workers to weigh in on their opinions.

Trade Unions stand in solidarity with government employees, demand withdrawal of VRS

Criticising VRS as an arbitrary move, trade unions and organisations decried the authoritarian nature of the scheme

Centre’s plan to privatise PSUs an anti-people policy: AITUC

Trade Unions’ dissent against the corporatisation of the public sector grows stronger

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.

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