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Prudhviraj Rupavath
Telugu States See Massive Campaign Ahead of Joint Protests by Workers and Peasants
22 Nov 2020
From beedi workers to PSU employees, agricultural labourers and industrial workers will together hold protests on November 26-27 against the policies of the Modi government.
Ronak Chhabra
Haryana: ASHA Workers’ Demand for Risk Allowance Remains Unmet Even After Two Weeks Strike
22 Aug 2020
The workers union has also given a call to extend the strike till August 26 and gherao the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on that day when the state Assembly’s monsoon session is set to begin.
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Janta Parliament: MPs, Health Activists Demand Right to Healthcare for All, Pass 18 Key Resolutions
17 Aug 2020
Kerala’s health minister, K.K. Shailaja, stressed on the need for strengthening public health systems and the decentralisation of power with a pro-people outlook.
Ronak Chhabra
Behind Scheme Workers’ Plight, ‘Undervaluation’ of Women’s Labour
08 Aug 2020
On August 8, the scheme workforce completed a two-day work strike, which the union leaders said they were ‘forced’ to, in a bid to press for demands including minimum wages and workers’ rights.
Rahul N, Ranjith PM
COVID-19 in Rural India-XXIII: Timely Disbursal of Pensions, Foodgrains Come to Rescue of Farmers, Agri Labourers in Kerala
24 Apr 2020
The stress on the panchayat as the nodal agency to implement relief measures along with the legacy of institutional and social decentralisation have substantially addressed the challenges of both the…
Sumedha Pal
AIKS to Hold Nationwide Protests Against RCEP on Nov 4
28 Oct 2019
Ahead of formalisation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact in Bangkok, farmers across India are staging protests urging India not sign the pact.
Behind ASHA Workers’ Victory in Andhra, A 10-Year- Long Relentless Struggle
15 Jun 2019
The new government has announced its decision to give a fixed salary of Rs 10,000 for ASHA workers.
Bihar ASHA Workers go on Indefinite Strike Demanding Better Wages and Social Security
10 Dec 2018
PM Modi’s announcement of hike in the monthly honorarium of ASHAs and ANMs in September this year, remains unfulfilled.
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ASHA Workers March to Demand Minimum Wages and Recognition as Workers
22 Aug 2017
Thousands of ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers from 11 states marched in Delhi on Monday demanding that the government accept their longstanding demands.
R.Nithya
Women's Menstrual Health: Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects
16 Aug 2013
In this Delhi slum, reluctance to using sanitary pads instead of rags puts women's lives at risk.