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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)
Unemployment rate doubled in rural areas, 2014-2018: GOI
Response to a Rajya Sabha question also states that unemployment grew sharply among urban men from 3% to 6.9% between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
Assam migrant labourer forced to rot in detention camp for going to Delhi in search of a job!
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Migrant labourer declared ‘foreigner’ for going to Delhi in search of a job!
Will Anganwadi workers ever get their due?
MP N K Premachandran introduces a bill to regularize Anganwadi workers for the second time
Address Demands of PWD Workers: Assam
SILCHAR: The three-day 41st State conference of PWD Workers’...
Jagmel Singh murder: Family ends protest, accepts compensation
Jagmel Singh, a Dalit, he was murdered in Punjab over a minor dispute by upper-caste Hindus
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Stops Investing in Intl Security Firm Accused Of Unethical Treatment of Migrant Workers
The $1.1 trillion wealth fund can no longer invest in G4S because of the “unacceptable risk” that the security services company contributes to/ is responsible for human rights violations.
Serious allegations of rights violations against Indian Companies: UK Non-Profit
Here’s a look into how India has fared across 100 human-rights-related indicators in this report put together by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark.
Construction Workers Plan March to Parliament on Dec 5
The workers are opposing the Centre’s move to merge two sectoral Acts with the proposed universal social security code.
Culling our lungs: Protests against coal mine allocations in ‘no-go’ area continue
Villagers and activists recall Rahul Gandhi’s word of honour
Assam Midday Meal workers protest outside education minister’s residence
They demanded a written assurance from Siddhartha Bhattacharya on making their jobs permanent
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