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Sumedha Pal
Central TUs Protest Against Codification of Labour Laws
02 Aug 2019
The workers and the unions have stressed that the proposed changes are oriented towards benefiting owners of the factories, making it easier for them to repress workers’ movements and curtail their…
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Labour Codes: Central Trade Unions Call for Nationwide Protest on August 2
25 Jul 2019
Except the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the protest call has been supported by all central trade unions.
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Elections 2019: Which Way Will Political Wind Blow in Bengal's Tea Gardens?
19 Mar 2019
Lakhs of tea garden workers, reeling under low wages and lack of land rights, can play a crucial role in four North Bengal constituencies.
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Kerala RTC Unions Drop Indefinite Strike Call Following Govt. Assurance
17 Jan 2019
The meeting took place after the Kerala High Court had stayed the strike, even though the workers were planning to proceed with it anyway.
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DTC Workers Conduct Historic Strike in Delhi
29 Oct 2018
Despite a crackdown by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, in the form of Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) curbing protests and restoring previous wages, DTC workers led a successful pro
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Trade Unions Announce Nationwide Strike on January 8-9
28 Sep 2018
Over 2,000 workers from 10 trade unions gathered in the National Capital on Friday to protest anti-worker policies of Modi government
Yogesh S
Saffronisation Through Gurukuls: The Project of RSS and BMS
10 Aug 2018
The RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have always opposed current, modern education systems in the country on claims that such systems are based on ‘Western’ values.
Sumedha Pal
Are Workers’ Interests Truly Represented by the Trade Unions Amendment Act?
02 Aug 2018
The recognition of unions that is set to take shape soon comes with a promise of effective dispute resolution and representation to unions internationally. However, a closer look at the proposal…
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Draft Code On Social Security Will Only Make Workers More Insecure
26 Apr 2018
It seeks to dismantle the critical, legally mandated benefits that currently exist for workers while not specifying whether all these benefits will continue under the new Code, which will replace 15…
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Commercial Mining of Coal: Trade Unions to Strike on April 16
19 Mar 2018
Though the INTUC opposes the commercialization of coal mines, they will not be the part of the strike.