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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.
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Only work, no pay: 40,000 teachers in K’taka not paid salaries since September
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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!
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MP N K Premachandran introduces a bill to regularize Anganwadi workers for the second time
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Jagmel Singh murder: Family ends protest, accepts compensation
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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.
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The workers are opposing the Centre’s move to merge two sectoral Acts with the proposed universal social security code.
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