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Shilpa Shaji
Mumbai’s BEST Bus Employees’ Strike Enters Fifth Day, Authorities Invoke MESMA
12 Jan 2019
The strike which began on January 8, along with the nationwide general strike, is the longest ever bus strike in the city.
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#WorkersStrikeBack: Workers Resolve in Delhi to Stand Unhindered for Their Rights
08 Jan 2019
The workers put forth their 12-point demand charter. One of the key demands was increment in daily wages to a minimum of Rs 18,000 per month.
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#WorkersStrikeBack: Workers Unite Across India, Retaliate Against Anti-People Government
08 Jan 2019
The historic two-day strike will continue tomorrow, January 9, with more and more workers from the organised and unorganised sectors expected to pour in.
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#WorkersStrikeBack: All India Strike Hits Bihar, Workers Flood Streets
08 Jan 2019
The historic strike received widespread response across Bihar with road blockades and protests by bank employees, ASHA, Mid-day and Anganwadi workers, construction workers and labourers, etc.
Damayantee Dhar
Life of Diamond Polishers of Gujarat: No Job Security, Minimum Wage or Dignity
08 Jan 2019
Natwarlal was one of the 10 workers from Surat’s diamond industry to commit suicide between September and October, 2018.
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#WorkersStrikeBack: Historic All India Strike Receives Massive Response
08 Jan 2019
The reports from various states show that the strike has been quite visible in almost every state.
Sumedha Pal
#WorkersStrikeBack: The Invisible Lives of Delhi’s Home-Based Workers
08 Jan 2019
As industrial workers gear up to prepare for a nationwide strike on January 8-9, here’s a glimpse into the life of workers who are not recognised under any labour law, majority of which are women.
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#WorkersStrikeBack: Numerous Sectors to Feel the Heat of the Nationwide Strike
07 Jan 2019
Unions and associations of agricultural workers, plantation workers, scheme workers, construction workers, vendors etc. will also be participating in the strike.
Malvika Singh
#WorkersStrikeBack: Industrial Workers in Kala Ambh Face the Wrath of GST, Note Ban
07 Jan 2019
Nearly 12-13 thousand workers were rendered jobless as numerous industries in the industrial belt of Himachal Pradesh shut down post demonetisation.
Damayantee Dhar
#WorkersStrikeBack: “In 20 Years, Quality of Workers’ Life Has Degraded” – Workers of GIDC
07 Jan 2019
Machunagar is a slum in Gujarat where migrant workers of the Vatva GIDC reside in squalor. The state has the highest gap between minimum wages paid in the state and wages decided by NREGA.