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Beyond the Clock: Deconstructing Telangana’s Labour Law Reform and the Flawed Pursuit of Investment

On July 5, 2025, the Government of Telangana enacted a significant amendment to its labour regulations, effectively permitting commercial establishments to schedule workdays of up to 10 hours at...

Karnataka’s garment unit lays off over 1,000 workers without notice

The unions suspect it is due to reduction in orders from one of the company’s international clients

A call to our conscience

If the migrant crisis doesn’t shake you, you are probably dead inside

“I saw a man carry his mother on his back, I saw his bleeding feet”

Meet Shivam, the young artist who forgot his own abject poverty, to illustrate the pain of migrant workers escaping the hostile city that had locked them out

Migrant Diaries: The story of Tinku Sheikh

“If not for obhab (want), why would we leave our birthplace,” asks the migrant worker from West Bengal

Karnataka HC takes cognizance of migrants’ huts burnt down in East Bengaluru

The incident was detailed in a letter written by an advocate which urged the court to send a strong message to rowdy elements of society

Migrant workers’ journey home remains a challenge, shame on the gov’t!

Shramik Special trains have been stopped by Gujarat, and hundreds wait in Gurgaon for government to send more buses

Muslim villagers in Bihar offer food to migrants on Mizoram-bound train in humanitarian gesture

Bihar was caught in a controversy after goons had attacked two north-east bound trains there last week

Submit rehabilitation plan for migrant labourers: Allahabad HC to UP gov’t

The court also asked the state to submit a plan to reduce migration of people to other states

Food, hunger, and the love language of service

Many economically disadvantaged people, stranded migrant workers, and those walking/travelling to their home-towns are finding it difficult to obtain food. There has been a surge of local residents, NGOs, and informal organisations providing food to people in need

RTI Impact: CIC directs Chief Labour Commissioner to publish stranded migrant workers’ data within a week

Activist Venkatesh Nayak takes us through the entire journey of the case

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