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Whose Interests is India’s Tech Workforce Serving?

We must take control of our labour and knowledge, says this open letter to India’s engineers, scientists and developers.

Supreme Court rules against linking of Aadhaar with provident fund accounts

Decision comes after tech firms turn to govt for...

‘Nationalist’ BJP Govt Invites Foreign Takeover, Offers Cheap Indian Labour!

A series of moves by the government on FDI,...

Thousands Of Job Losses Reveal Rising Risks To India’s Demographic Dividend

Jaipur/Mumbai: The recent shedding of over 350,000 jobs in...

Whither protection? 88% Gujarat employees without job contract, 67% sans paid leave

Amidst apprehensions that the Government of India’s new labour...

Labour ‘Reforms’ more for “Ease of doing Business” than labour rights

Various unions allege no consultation by the government on...

Labour Laws for Companies Not Workers

The BJP government moved two Lok Sabha bills today...

The conspicuous absence of women in India’s labour force

India’s rapid economic growth has been accompanied by falling...

In Kerala Labour Hub, Migrants Face Worst Effects Of Post-Demonetisation Slowdown

Perumbavoor (Kerala): When illiterate mason Jalaluddin Shaikh sought a...

World Bank: Abolish Minimum Wage, Other Labour Laws

Let the state provide incomes and social protection, freeing...

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Ice Cream to Kole Wetlands: How a Kerala Panchayat is Tackling Poverty With Planning, Participation

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Pushed Out of Sight: The covert deportation and detention crisis at Assam’s Matia detention centre

From silent pushbacks to prolonged illegal detentions, India’s handling of Rohingya and other foreign nationals at the Matia detention centre reveals a disturbing erosion of due process, humanitarian obligations, and constitutional safeguards