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Workers Cry for Justice!

The latest issue (dated April 25, 2026) of the popular magazine ‘Frontline’ has an incisive article entitled, ‘What Noida’s worker strikes tell us about the Labour Codes’ broken promise’....

‘Untraceable’ detention camp inmate from Assam found, released with CJP’s help

Zubeida Khatoon had lost all hope after being forced to spend more than five years in captivity

BREAKING: National Lockdown extended by two more weeks

Fresh guidelines issued with respect to activities permitted in red, orange and green zones

Lockdown 2020’s impact on migrant fishworkers will last longer than the season did

Andhra Pradesh’s fishworkers stranded in Gujarat reach home, another dies in Maharashtra. 

1.6 billion informal economy workers significantly impacted by lockdown measures: ILO

UN labour agency calls Covid-19 pandemic worst global crisis since the Second World War

BMC official passes away due to Covid-19, union alleges negligence

The official was involved in food distribution operations in the G-North Ward which houses Dharavi, a major Covid-19 hotspot

May Day JNU: Pay the workers before you learn leadership from the Ramayana

The JNUSU has demanded that the JNU administration consult the stakeholders regarding academics issues, and provide relief to workers

Migrant labourers want to go home, but what kind of life awaits them?

On International Workers' Day, here's a look into what millions of Indian migrant workers would need in order to live with self-respect and dignity

Designate India as ‘Country of Particular Concern’, impose sanctions: USCIRF

Annual report highlights "discriminatory policies, inflammatory rhetoric and tolerance for violence against minorities" in India

Migrant worker walks, hitchhikes 1,500 kms from Mumbai to UP, dies

The cause of his death has not been ascertained yet

RWAs and their authority in times of lockdown

Many RWAs have sprung into action and taking matters into their hands to impose social distancing, going to extremes like banning entry of residents as well

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