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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.
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‘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.
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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…
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State Is Hostile Towards Workers: Praveen Jha
18 Nov 2019
The recent labour reforms by the NDA government have led to the streamlining of 44 labour legislations into four broad codes.
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Ravi Srivastava on History of Labour Rights in India
13 Nov 2019
The Centre for Equity Studies (CES), in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, presents a panel discussion on the drawbacks of the existing labour laws, the implications of the recent labour…
Ronak Chhabra
3 Years, 3 Proposals, But No Universal Social Security for Indian Workforce
29 Oct 2019
As the concerns regarding the third draft rising from all ends, the the provision for a universal social security for the Indian workforce still remains a pipe dream.
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Modi Govt Diluting Labour Laws for Corporates: Tapan Sen
26 Sep 2019
The Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s Code on Social Security, 2019 is one of the four codes that propose to merge 44 labour laws.