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12 Bengali migrant workers murdered in 6 states, Maharashtra tops the crime list
Following the recently unleashed hysteria on the misnomer “Bangladeshi immigrants”, spearheaded by BJP elected officials from the Centre to States, as many as 12 Bengali migrant workers have been murdered, revealing the physical targeted harm that can flow out of systemic hate speech made by those in public authority; these are statistics compiled by the West Bengal Migrants Welfare Board; 4 of the 12 killed have been in “progressive” Maharashtra and 10 in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Labour cess utilisation remains low, Kerala only state to fully use its labour cess funds
Out of 1.12 lakh crores collected under labour welfare cess, little more than 64 thousand crores have been expended by the states/UTs
Journalist cannot cover the labour beat without questioning extreme inequality- P Sainath
Workshop in Chennai initiates a much-needed critical dialogue about vanishing Labour Beat in the media landscape
70 migrant families evicted in Bengaluru, homes demolished, accused of being “illegal immigrants” from Bangladesh even after valid documents
The eviction has left approximately 400 daily wage workers struggling on the street, the police took this act based on an allegedly false report of Republic TV Kannada; activists deem the instance to be abuse of power by the police, highlight violation of fundamental rights of the victims
Union Minister says no report of manual scavenging in last 5 years
Safai Karmachari Andolan demands that the Prime Minister come out with a White Paper on work done by govt for manual scavengers in last 10 years and seeks special package for liberation and rehabilitation of manual scavengers
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.
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