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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.
Rajasthan’s Gig Worker Law, a step towards industrial democracy
The radical legislation brought in by the western Indian state of Rajasthan guarantees social security and accountability from aggregator employers visibilising a workforce that we treat as dispensable
Kerala: Railways, Electricity Employees Convention Calls for Campaign Against Privatisation
While the railways face the threat of being divided into production, regulation and operation, the power sector faces a similar challenge of being trifurcated into generation, transmission and distribution.
Haryana: Workers Protest Against Labour Dept’s Decision to Revoke Registration of Their Union at Bellsonica
According to the letter sent by the labour commissioner cum registrar, only permanent workers from the firm can join the union.
Uttarakhand: Anganwadi Workers Protest for Wage Hike Outside CM Residence in Dehradun
Hundreds gathered from Across Uttarakhand under the banner of Uttrakhand Rajya Anganwadi Workers Union; collectively made their demands to the government in the presence of the media.
Victim of ‘hazardous’ jobs, Delhi sanitary workers get two thirds of minimum wages
Recently, the Dalit Adivasi Shakti Adhikar Manch (DASAM) organized...
UP: Pending Salary, Alleged Harassment, UPSRTC Contract Bus Driver Dies by Suicide
The 35-year-old is among several hundred bus drivers and conductors who have not been paid salaries and are forced to borrow from money lenders.
India’s Poor Paid for G20 With Homes and Livelihoods Halted
More people will be left homeless and unemployed than before India decided to host the G20 Summit in Delhi.
Long Wait for Wages, Gratuity for Telangana Anganwadi Workers
Despite being the backbone of efforts to reduce infant and maternal mortalities and impart pre-school education, Anganwadi teachers and helpers are not considered government employees.
Hundreds of women safai karmacharis take part in #StopKillingUs campaign in Delhi
Hundreds of women safai karmacharis gathered at the Jantar...
Mizoram Bridge Collapse: 18 of 23 dead Bodies of Migrant Labourers Returned to Bengal
Gut-wrenching scenes, as 18 out 23 dead young men from Bengal reach Ratua, Engrejbazaar, and Kalichak villages in Malda.
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