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Coronavirus in Times of Growing Economic Inequalities in the US
13 Mar 2020
While the virus doesn’t spare rich or poor, many Americans can’t follow expert advice to stay home from work when they show symptoms, because they either don't have enough paid sick leave or don't…
Saurabh Sharma
Not Gold But Dead Bodies Being Extracted From Mines of Sonbhadra
05 Mar 2020
Obra (Sonbhadra): It was a sunny day with chilly winds blowing, as hundreds of people looked down the about 110-metre-deep stone mine.
Surajit Das
Economic Survey: Focus on Wealth of Big Business Than Wealth and Health of Nation
01 Feb 2020
The Economic Survey 2019-20 indicates that the government’s broad policy direction will remain the same -- of neglecting the social sector and serving the interests of the big businesses.
Neelambaran A
Combine Struggle for Workers’ Rights with Nationwide Fight to Save Constitution: CITU
28 Jan 2020
Among other things, the 16th CITU conference also decided to push for the demands of the rising number of working women in the country, and announced a nationwide ‘jail bharo’ on March 6.
Newsclick Team
Company Closed, Over 100 Unemployed: Dongsan Workers Fight for Their Rights
22 Jan 2020
Dongsan Automotive India Pvt Ltd in Chennai had over a hundred permanent workers, however, all of a sudden in March 2018, the company declared that their services have been terminated.
Ronak Chhabra
Extremely Short Comment Deadline on Labour Codes, Says CPI MP
21 Jan 2020
The Code on Industrial Relations 2019 and Code on Social Security 2019 were referred to a parliamentary standing committee for examination, report of which is due within three months.
Sumedha Pal
Jan 8 Strike: Culmination of Nation’s Anger Will Be Visible, Say Trade Unions
06 Jan 2020
Two days ahead of the strike, representatives of the unions gathered in Delhi to state that the government is failing to tackle a crisis-ridden economy and is busy in privatising and selling of PSUs…
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'Labour Law Reforms Will Aggravate Workers' Hardship'
11 Dec 2019
The BJP-led central government, by merging 44 labour laws into four codes, has adopted a more employer-friendly policy which will aggravate the hardships of workers across the country.
Newsclick Team
‘Who Is Responsible for Safety of Workers?’
02 Dec 2019
Labour rights activist Nivedita Jayaram speaks about the limitations of the Occupational Safety and Health Code that brings 13 different legislations for workers’ safety under one umbrella.
Newsclick Team
Role of Trade Unions in Framing Labour Legislations
28 Nov 2019
This lecture is part of a panel discussion—that was organised by the Centre for Equity Studies (CES) in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—on the drawbacks of the existing labour laws, the…