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Power Sector Employees Call Countrywide Strike on June 26 Against Privatisation

EEFI will also take part in the all-India strike being planned by central trade unions in May against the four labour codes.

5 Years Since Application and Still No Results: Frustrated Junior Engineers’ Protest Completes 6 Months in UP

Sitting at the Eco Park in Lucknow since November 26, 2022, the JE applicants are now tired and approaching the final stage of their protest

Protests mount, 12,000 women march on issues of poor ration in PDS, water scarcity, unemployment

AIDWA Organises 12,000-Strong Massive March and Gherao of Palghar District Collectorate in Maharashtra on Wednesday

ASHA Workers ‘Pay Price for Protest’: 25 Terminated, 10 Booked for ‘Rioting’ in Madhya Pradesh

Since 2018, around 84,000 ASHA workers in Madhya Pradesh have been facing challenges in their pursuit of a wage hike similar to their counterparts in states like Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and others.

Kerala shock: yet another brutal lynching of migrant labourer

In the second lynching case, eerily similar to that of Attappady Madhu, 37-year-old Bihar youth Rajesh Manjhi was beaten to death by a mob at Kizhissery in the early hours of Sunday, May 14

Delhi: Thousands of Workers to Assemble at Mahapadav on August 9 to Oppose Privatisation, Labour Codes

The central trade unions and federations have been finalising plans to hold dharnas at labour commissioners’ offices and district magistrate offices over the next three months.

Aftermath of Demolition Drive in Tughlakabad: Hunger and Homelessness Rife

Exhausted by trying all means of justice, Tughlakabad residents start hunger strike

Tamil Nadu’s ‘race to the bottom’ in increasing working hours comes from a misplaced notion of competitiveness to attract investment

This understanding that being competitive for industry means squeezing work out of an already stressed workforce needs a serious re-examination

Amidst Strong Opposition, Tamil Nadu Withholds Factories Act

Trade unions held spontaneous protests in many parts of the state against amendments to the Factories Act. The meeting of all trade unions gave a call for strike on May 12.

Safai Shramik Union raises demands for a law that safeguards rights of sanitation workers: Maharashtra

In the letter addressed to the MLA, the union has highlighted the difficulties faced by the sanitation workers as well as the lack of government facilities guaranteed to them

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