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Citizens and experts rally to save Mumbai’s BEST buses from privatisation pitfalls
AMAB advocates for restoring public funding, ending exploitative contracts, and expanding bus services to meet the city’s growing needs
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Amidst Strong Opposition, Tamil Nadu Withholds Factories Act
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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
Manual Scavenging continues unabated, Indian Govts turns a deaf ear to acknowledge this systemic, extreme violence
Even as Supreme Court directs governments to meet to discuss implementation of a central law, abolition of manual scavenging, a callous system has a lukewarm response
Gujarat: 3 lose their lives and 2 hospitalised from toxic sewer gas exposure; investigation launched
Second incident of death due to asphyxiation reported in two weeks, is this a sign of state negligence?
Agri Workers Union Leader and Art Critic, Suneet Chopra, Passes Away
Chopra’s demise is a big loss, not only to the communist movement, but the entire democratic and progressive movement in India, AIAWU said in a release.
Women’s Work and Wages Continue at Abysmal Levels
The latest official labour force survey shows 20%-50% gap between the earnings of men and women.
Fake News Regarding Situation of Migrant Workers in Tamil Nadu Being Made Viral
One such piece of fake news was attributed to the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran. As per the paper clip, on March 2, the newspaper, in its Lucknow edition, reported that "Hindi-speaking labourers were being killed in Tamil Nadu."
Strong voices raised to check exploitation of NREGA workers by union government
Policy obstacles been thrown in the implementation of NREGA by the union government
Convention of Contract labour Union call for Independent Force
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Bom HC issues notice, App-based workers Union files plea; seeks social security for drivers, delivery persons
The Union has demanded that rules be framed by the state government and include them under the Social Security Code
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