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“They Changed the Law, Aggravating Our Misery and Hunger”
Along with is a compilation of voices from the ground as expressed in different parts of India during the December 19 Protests Against the VB-G RAM G Bill.On December...
Amidst Budget Session din, parliamentary responses reveal huge vacancies pending in the Central Government offices
As many as 84,106 vacancies are pending to be filled in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) alone, with more than 16,000 and 5000 non-teaching and teaching jobs respectively lying unfilled in the Central Universities
Modi 3.0 Govt Deals a Blow to Workers’ Hard-Earned PF/Pension Money: CITU
The central trade union has condemned the recent notification to drastically reduce penalty charges on employers defaulting in payment of EPF, EPS, EDLI contributions.
Rich Heritage but Poor Plight of Bishnupur’s Baluchari Silk Artisans
Most cooperatives set up during Left rule have closed. At present, about 15,000 people are involved in Baluchari saree-making, a majority whom work as daily wage labourers, as they do not own looms.
Delayed wages, contract labour caused sanitation worker’s death: JNUTA
On 20 May, Vijay Valmiki, a sanitation worker who...
8 sanitation workers die in UP in last 10 days due to hazardous cleaning, activists calls for FIR
Authorities failed to provides safety equipment to the workers, these deaths are testimony that manual scavenging is still prevalent in India even after a blanket ban under the MS Act, 2013
Raman Garase’s suicide on May Day, 2024 is a sombre reminder of how badly IITs treat their labour
This article is the first in a series examining the labour practices of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), with a specific focus on IIT Bombay. Renowned as premier educational institutions in India, IITs are held in high esteem by the public. However, these institutions are engaging in labour practices that violate existing laws and exploit contract workers.
Swiggy’s tiered insurance scheme for delivery fleet & the inherent nature of the Gig economy
In the name of flexibility and independence, differential insurance slabs come at the expense of workers’ rights and protections. Companies like Swiggy leverage this flexibility to implement performance-based incentives that may inadvertently contribute to a culture of overwork and stress among their workforces; by intervening the Congress ruled governments of Karnataka and Rajasthan (formerly) have shown the way
More education is not translating into jobs: ILO report
A report by the International Labour Organisation has revealed that the more education an Indian youth has, the less likely they are to get employed.
Development project threatens the livelihood of port village in Karnataka
A fact-finding report reveals that the construction of a port in Kasarkod poses dire threats to the livelihoods of local residents and the ecosystem.
SC: Give ration cards to 8 crore migrant/unorganised sector workers within two months
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the Right to Food directs that ration cards must be issued irrespective of quotas set under NFSA
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