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The Orissa High Court awards them Rs 20 lakh each to two SBI Sweepers

Two daily-wage sweepers had given their “sweat & blood” to the State Bank of India, the Orissa High Court said on June 23

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!

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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