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Youth Congress Launches ‘Gig Workers’ Nyay Campaign’, Seeks National Law 2026-05-31 [The Clarion]

Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh 2026-05-27 [BBC]

SBI Branch Strike Status: May 25 and 26 Nationwide Shutdown Deferred 2026-05-25 [Business League]

Nationwide Gig Workers’ Strike Sees 60% Participation; GIPSWU Warns of Escalation if Demands Ignored 2026-05-17 [Countercurrents]

Gig workers hold nationwide strike after fuel price hike; demand Rs 20 per km minimum pay 2026-05-17 [Counterview]

Gig workers’ union calls for five-hour shutdown over rising fuel costs; protest on Saturday 2026-05-16 [The Economic Times]

Gig workers call 5-hour nationwide shutdown, seek Rs 20 per km 2026-05-16 [Lokmat Times]

Indian trade unions mobilize in solidarity with low-wage workers 2026-05-13 [PD]

SBI workers in India announce nationwide strike following two years of unresolved issues 2026-05-13 [UNI Global Union]

SBI employees’ 2-day strike on May 25 and 26 2026-05-06 [ET]

CITU: Centre of India Trade Unions; May Day 202 manifesto 2026-05-01 [CITU]

Re-union: India Inc marching towards collective bargaining? 2026-05-04 [The Indian Express]

May Day Under Police Watch in Noida: Workers’ Resistance Persists 2026-05-02 [NewsClick]

Joint statement issued by the Platform of Central Trade Unions -CTUs and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha- SKM on 28th April 2026 2026-05-01 [CITU]

May Day Manifesto 2026 2026-05-01 [CITU]

The Unrest in Noida is Proof that India's Labour Regime Is Not Working for Workers 2026-04-29 [The Wire]

Trade unions, SKM allege ‘widespread repression’ of workers' protest 2026-04-29 [The Telegraph]

Trade union leaders demand immediate release of workers arrested in Noida protest 2026-04-29 [HT]

What Noida’s wildcat strikes tell us about the Labour Codes’ broken promise 2026-04-25 [The Hindu]

How Welfare Discourse Erodes Women’s Labour Rights In India 2026-04-21 [Feminism in India]

Singhitarai explosion exposes systemic OSH failures in India 2026-04-20 [IndustriALL]

How India’s labour laws exclude ASHA, anganwadi and other workers by treating them as ‘volunteers’ 2026-04-18 [Bar and Bench]

Over 1500 workers strike at Motherson India plant demanding salary hike 2026-04-16 [Udayvani]

Port workers to intensify protests across major ports 2026-04-15 [The Indian Express]

Left, trade unions slam brutal repression of NCR workers 2026-04-15 [The Pioneer]

From Noida to Manesar: Anger over low pay sparks labour unrest, call for uniform minimum wages in four states 2026-04-14 [Business Today]

Noida acts after workers' protests: Weekly off, double pay, medical cover and helplines rolled out 2026-04-13 [TNN]

Noida workers protest: Key issues, wages, and other demand, 10 top things to know 2026-04-13 [TOI]

Why Noida workers' protests turned violent: Wage gap, rising anger and Manesar stir spillover 2026-04-13 [TOI]

Why India needs a separate law for domestic workers even though the Centre is opposed to it 2026-04-09 [Scroll]

Domestic Workers And The Law That Still Won’t See Them 2026-04-09 [Feminism in India]

The codes of despair 2026-04-07 [Telegraph ]

Paid holiday on polling days for employees, casual & daily wage workers in upcoming elections 2026-04-05 [ZeeBiz]

Trade unions observe Black Day against labour codes 2026-04-05 [The Pioneer]

Stop the Killing of Sanitation Workers in India 2026-04-02 [PSI]

6 am email, 30,000 jobs gone: Oracle layoffs shock 12,000 in India, hit globally 2026-04-01 [India Today]

Myopic subserviance of Modi Government to US interests puses country to unwanted crisis 2026-03-30 [CITU]

PSI Statement: Stop the Killing of Sanitation Workers in India 2026-03-27 [PSI]

Telugu producer's council calls for non-union professionals amid workers' strike 2026-03-26 [India Today]

Govt supports gig workers’ ride, but delivery doubt persists 2026-03-25 [The Times]

The anatomy of a protest: Why workers across refineries in India are striking work? 2026-03-25 [News Laundry]

Historic nationwide strike 2026-03-25 [Samtamarg]

Just transition is leaving workers behind 2026-03-24 [IndustriALL]

Domestic helps yearn for rights 2026-03-21 [DTNext]

Indian unions unite around organizing and Just Transition 2026-03-20 [IndustriALL]

Supreme court observations on menstrual leave reflect deeply flawed approach to women workers rights 2026-03-20 [CITU]

Important Conference on Rights and Social Security of Unorganised Workers Held in Bishnupur 2026-03-17 [Lokmat Times]

Supreme Court Turns Down Plea On Menstrual Leaves 2026-03-13 [NDTV]

Silent Force: Women behind the Cooperative Movement 2026-03-09 [Indian Cooperative]

‘Working in a Furnace’: Heat is making India’s garment workers sick 2026-03-03 [Down to Earth]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

3-06-1977 Police opened fire on a workers' demonstration, killing 12. Thousands of workers from the Bhilai Steel plant and mines had been demonstrating at the police station where strike leader Shankar Guha Niyogi was being held following his arrest. [more]

29-06-1928 The South Indian Railway strike begins. The bosses respond with a lock-out and the colonial government unleashes severe, violent repression. [more]