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Ronak Chhabra
ASHAs to Stage One-Day Nationwide Strike on May 24
20 May 2021
The health sector ‘volunteers’ are demanding regularisation in the workforce along with safety gears; about 80 ASHAs succumbed to COVID-19 in April-May this year, says a trade unionist.
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No Wages for 5 Months, Karnataka Mid-day Meal Workers Struggle to Make Ends Meet
18 Aug 2020
Though workers and unions have made multiple requests to the government to formulate a cohesive support plan, the BJP-led state government is yet to respond.
Ronak Chhabra
Behind Scheme Workers’ Plight, ‘Undervaluation’ of Women’s Labour
08 Aug 2020
On August 8, the scheme workforce completed a two-day work strike, which the union leaders said they were ‘forced’ to, in a bid to press for demands including minimum wages and workers’ rights.
Subodh Varma
The Real Struggle for Life Goes On, As a Temple of Dreams Rises
06 Aug 2020
In the past four months, lakhs of working people have been gathering strength to resist a brutal onslaught on their lives, livelihoods and future.
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Haryana Anganwadi Workers Stage Region-wise Protests for Long Pending Demands
02 Mar 2019
Since February 8, more than 51,000 workers in the state have been protesting against the failed promises of the chief minister and Prime Minister Modi.
Sagrika Kissu
Mid-Day Meal Workers Protest at Jantar Mantar
08 Feb 2019
Hundreds of women poured into the streets against the Modi government’s betrayal of promises and in solidarity with their protesting Bihar colleagues.
Bihar ASHA Workers go on Indefinite Strike Demanding Better Wages and Social Security
10 Dec 2018
PM Modi’s announcement of hike in the monthly honorarium of ASHAs and ANMs in September this year, remains unfulfilled.
Jyotsna Singh
Despite Increase in Wages, Government is Failing its Health Workforce
10 Oct 2018
Doubling remuneration of ASHAs – from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 – is an insult to their work, to say the least.
Subodh Varma
Modi’s Crafty Games with Farmers and Workers
15 Sep 2018
After 5th Sept rally, Modi govt. announces ‘concessions’ that will bring no relief to either farmers or workers.
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Anganwadi, ASHA Workers Win Small Wage Hike from Modi, But Have Miles To Go
11 Sep 2018
The Prime Minister announced an increase in remuneration for Anganwadi and ASHA workers, but the long-pending main demands of scheme workers — including recognition as ‘workers’ — remain unheeded.