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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

‘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...

No easy answers for ending forced labour in India

India must attend to a long list of issues...

Give workers option to choose social security schemes: Survey

New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Economic Survey today made...

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