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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...

Imprisoned on their boats along Guj coast

Migrant fishworkers beg to be sent home to Andhra Pradesh

Even after a month, only a paltry sum of allotted pulses reaches underprivileged

Data showed that out of the monthly allocated 1.95 lakh MTs, only 19,496 tonnes had been distributed by states

Trade Unions intervene in plea opposing MHA order directing payment of full wages to workers

Intervention application has been filed in this petition, in support of the government’s decision

If agriculture were to be the most remunerative activity

How the Covid-19 pandemic has proved to be a great leveler

Migrant travels 2,800 km on foot from Gujarat to reach home in Assam amid lockdown

45-year-old Jadav Gogoi was robbed of his cash and valuables on the way and survived by begging

State governments release aid for construction workers amid lockdown

The assistance in Maharashtra is set to benefit 12 lakh workers

Watch: India must feed its toiling millions – Jean Drèze and Teesta Setalvad

 First Published on 19th April 2020In an illuminating chat...

Eminent citizens write to President of India to restore dignity of migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

They have also asked that monitoring committees be formed to oversee the facilities and shelters provided to migrants during the lockdown

Sanitation & Justice: Classify Sanitation Workers as Health Workers

Concerned citizens have, through an open letter to state and society, demanded that sanitation workers be classified as healthcare workers to protect their dignity and be provided minimum wages of Rs. 20,000

Collective of organizations narrates migrant’s unacceptable plight at Rajasthan shelter home

No water, open defecation – this is what the migrant had to endure during his 12 hours stay there

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