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Noida Protest 2026: A labour uprising the state refused to understand

The protests that paralysed Noida’s industrial belt in April 2026 exposed not only worsening labour conditions but also the growing tendency of the state to treat democratic labour mobilisation as a law-and-order problem

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

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

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