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Arghya Bhaskar
Alone Again: Migrant Workers Fight for Survival
28 May 2021
The migrant crisis is almost invisible due to unpreparedness on all fronts—vaccines, hospitals, medicines. It does not mean there is no crisis this year.
Sumedha Pal
Informal Sector Workers Continue to Struggle with Low Wages, High Debts: ActionAid Report
08 Nov 2020
Almost 24% of the respondents reported having earned no wages in the unlock phases and close to 50% said that their monthly wages were less than Rs 5,000.
KR Shyam Sundar
What is Wrong With the Centre’s New Labour Codes
22 Sep 2020
The new labour codes of the government are mere instruments for labour law flexibility, without considering the consequences for workers.
KR Shyam Sundar
India’s Terrible Track Record in Unemployment Benefits
18 Sep 2020
Only employment can cure unemployment. Till then, informal workers need a universal and comprehensive social security scheme.
Jenny Sulfath, Shirin Choudary and Madhurima Majumdar
Informal Lives, Formal Laws: Sexual Harassment in Film Industry
16 Sep 2020
A criminal justice system marked by lengthy trials does not give women who face sexual harassment or assault much hope, especially if powerful industry figures are the perpetrators.
Sumedha Pal
COVID-19: Home-based Workers in Delhi Hit Hard, Making Less Than Rs 10 Per Day
28 Aug 2020
In the riot affected region of North East Delhi, home-based workers have suffered the worst under the pandemic due to strained relationships between two communities.
Newsclick Report
85% Domestic Workers Not Paid During Lockdown, Says Survey
03 Jun 2020
The survey by the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) also stated that they are facing discrimination and stigma as employers doubt them of being carriers of the virus.
Kishorekumar Suryaprakash
‘In Chennai, 71% Resident Informal Workers Lost Jobs in Past 2 Months’
22 May 2020
A telephonic survey in the city shows that the lockdown worsened economic distress among resident informal workers, pushing them deeper into a debt trap.
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: Migrant Workers Denied Wages, Forced to Work in Tamil Nadu
13 May 2020
When the workers at the ship building and spare manufacturing sections controlled by L&T protested against the non-payment of wages, the company stopped their rations, gas and water supplies…
Ditsa Bhattacharya
COVID-19: Gurugram Workers Continue to Struggle with Hunger and Distress, Govt Relief Inadequate
29 Apr 2020
With the extension of the lockdown, the line of credit with the local general stores were snapped, “bringing a fresh set of people who were not asking for rations before also into the vulnerable and…