Labour

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 refuses entry to migrants from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

The state has issued orders that no migrants from these states will be accepted there till May 31

3 migrants allegedly commit suicide in Surat, mental health crisis brewing amidst lockdown

Anxiety and uncertainty of the future have emerged to be the biggest causes for suicide

When in doubt, write a letter: MHA tells states to “run more buses, ensure their smooth transition”

It also wants states to create places for the traveller to rest en-route, but the ground reality is very different

SHOCKING! States ask incoming migrants to pay for institutional quarantine

Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana are among those who are charging migrants to pay for food and other facilities at quarantine centres

UP gov’t accepts Priyanka Gandhi’s proposal of arranging 1,000 buses for migrant workers

Thousands of migrants gathered at the Ghaziabad’s Ramlila maidan, in the hope to get registered for the special trains that will take them back to Uttar Pradesh.

Labour laws and rights in peril in India?

A look at the evolution of labour rights in India and how the central and several state governments plan to stanch them away

Strangers as pallbearers: Death and grief in lockdown

Images that are both heart-warming and heart-breaking, emerge from all over the nation as strangers from different religions and backgrounds come together to perform last rites- the cycle of life and death continues as we learn to mourn in isolation.

UP govt withdraws order forcing 12-hour shifts for industrial workers as Allahabad HC issues notice 

Soon after suspending a number of crucial pro-worker clauses...

20 lakh crore package just “jugglery of figures”: AITUC

It said that the government completely ignored the working masses of the country

Migrants killed in accidents on the way back home: 24 in UP, 5 in MP

Vehicle collisions on the road are emerging to be dangerous to the lives of migrants returning home

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