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Bharat Dogra
Economic Recovery a Myth Unless India Takes Inclusive Path
25 Mar 2022
If the government fails to deliver a pro-poor economic agenda, the Opposition should unite to propose one. For, inequality is the strongest brake on India’s economy.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Close to Lakh Workers Bear Brunt of ‘Reasonable’ Raw Jute Price Leading to Mill Closures in Bengal
20 Jan 2022
Kolkata: Mohammed Nasim Ahmed, Mohammed Mustafa, Sumangal Singh, Bhola Karmakar and Panchanan Chowdhary – all unionised jute
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Five Lakh Companies Shut Shop Since 2016 That Saw Triple Whammy of DeMo, GST, COVID-19
30 Nov 2021
The rapid closure of businesses needs to be seen in tandem with the high job losses witnessed in recent months. The aggregate unemployment rate has jumped into the double-digit category in May 2021…
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Uneven Recovery From COVID-19 Jobs Crisis is Leaving Women Behind: ILO
20 Nov 2021
The higher share of women workers in sectors with high risk of job cuts resulted in more job losses for women when the pandemic hit.
PTI
Economic Revival? Winds of ‘Change’ yet to Reach Small Retailers
03 Nov 2021
In Kolkata, small retailers try hard to day afloat after facing demonetisation and lockdown blows leading to job losses, unemployment, poor sales, income decline.
Neelambaran A
TN: Pilgrimage and Tourism Takes a Hit in Rameswaram Island, Thousands Lose Jobs
01 Oct 2021
Several thousands of workers who depend directly and indirectly on tourism in the pilgrim town have been left jobless since the first wave of the pandemic.
PTI
Delhi: Nearly 3,000 Employees to be hit as Private Liquor Vends Shut Shop from October 1
30 Sep 2021
Owners and employees scout for other options as Delhi government's new excise policy kicks in.
Subodh Varma
Jobs Carnage – 2.5 crore Jobs Lost Since January
06 Jun 2021
Construction, manufacturing, hospitality sectors most affected. Over 1.7 crore daily wage workers lose jobs.
Subodh Varma
May Day 2021 – Working Class Fights for Defence Against Deadly Pandemic
01 May 2021
On this May Day, the working class of India is reeling under the brutal onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic which has so far taken over lives in India since last year.
Sajai Jose
When the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ Comes Knocking
23 Apr 2021
Why is the Indian government promoting job-destroying ‘smart’ automation when the country is reeling from the worst unemployment crisis in recent history?