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Sit Where We Stand: The segregated back rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces

The absence of dignified break rooms for sanitation staff in urban spaces is a visible residue of caste-exclusionary practices that have become normalised. Women who work here—whether in universities or elsewhere—are often left with no option but to rest on bathroom floors.

Sinking MGNREGA: Almost One-in-Five Households Refused Work This Year

Till October 2019, over 2.5 crore applicant households were turned back when they sought work under the rural job guarantee scheme.

Assam tea women workers bear the heaviest burdens: A double marginalization

Excerpts from Oxfam report “Addressing the Human Cost of...

One of the labours killed in Kashmir has 10 kottah of barren land, forced to work outside

Kulgam terrorist attack on migrant workers from Bengal exposes...

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...

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Need for Clarity on the SIR: An Open Letter to the Congress Leaders of Karnataka

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From Arunachal to Delhi, anti-dam protesters face state crackdown; detained allege sexual assault

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