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Sit Where We Stand: The segregated back rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces
The absence of dignified break rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces is a visible residue of caste-exclusionary practices that have become normalised. Women who work here—whether in universities or elsewhere—are often left with no option but to rest on bathroom floors.
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
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“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
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