No respite for pourakarmikas, Anganwadi workers from heatwave 2024-04-21 [New Indian Express] For Karnataka's domestic workers, personal is political 2024-03-27 [The Federal News] IT industry opposes Karnataka IT Union's call to end relief in labour rules 2024-03-25 [The Standard] Vote consciously and do not get swayed by polarising messages, says domestic workers union 2024-03-21 [The Herald] Triumph for Informal Workers: New bus route in B'luru to help 3000+ people with better connectivity 2024-01-14 [Vartha Bharati] Children of construction workers pay the price for Karnataka's welfare board mess 2024-01-03 [The News Minute] 7 migrant workers killed in accident at factory in Karnataka’s Vijayapura; owner and supervisor booked 2023-12-06 [Express News Service] Slashing of scholarship amount to construction workers’ children has unions up in arms 2023-11-07 [The Hindu] Civic workers’ union hits out at Karnataka govt. for cancelling funds 2023-10-15 [The Hindu] BBMP staff pool in to help deceased engineer's family 2023-09-03 [The Herald] Women domestic workers of Bengaluru demand fair wages and social security 2023-07-29 [The Hindu] Why Karnataka Anganwadi workers want to return 64,340 mobiles to govt 2023-07-03 [The Federal] Bengaluru auto drivers claim free bus rides for women have hit their business 2023-06-26 [The Hindu] Dark side of the grey area 2023-05-28 [The Mirror] After 18 Years of Litigation, Karnataka HC Redirects Beedi Labour Dispute to Hubbali Industrial Tribunal 2023-05-05 [Newsclick] Makers of High Fashion, Karnataka's Skilled Garment Workers Are Cheated of Fair Wages 2023-05-05 [The Wire] Protected workman status can’t be removed because probe is on 2023-04-04 [TNN] Sanitation workers begin protest against contract system 2023-03-21 [Newsminute] Sanitation Workers Renew Strike Against Contract System, Shave Heads in Protest 2023-03-19 [Newsclick] No job security, health workers continue protest 2023-03-14 [The Times] Electricity workers threaten indefinite stir demanding pay raise 2023-03-14 [The Economic Times] State enforces anti-worker law 2023-03-12 [IndustriALL] Severe staff crunch affecting health of Karnataka government employees 2023-03-05 [The Express] Road transport union calls for strike demanding wage hike from March 24 2023-03-05 [The Express] Seventeenth Conference of CITU: Unite and Fight for Pro-People Policies 2023-01-27 [peoplesdemocracy] Karnataka: Anganwadi Workers Demand to be Classified as Teachers 2023-01-27 [peoplesdemocracy] Demanding minimum wages, garment workers send 2500 postcards to CM 2023-01-12 [TNN] The Unending Exclusion of Civic Workers in Bengaluru 2022-12-29 [Newsclick] Garment workers paid lowest, plan campaign demanding salary hike 2022-12-12 [Express News Service] Transport employees to launch strike if Karnataka government fails to meet pending demands 2022-12-11 [The Hindu] 80 expelled ITI workers to continue their strike beyond a year 2022-12-04 [The Hindu] Demanding justice for invisibilized mine workers of Billari 2022-11-17 [AICCTU] Pourakarmikas want permanent jobs, warn of stir 2022-11-07 [Indian Express] Regularisation of sanitation workers of Karnataka 2022-09-26 [AICCTU] Bengaluru rains render several domestic workers homeless 2022-08-06 [NewsMinute] India Labourline phone helpline for migrant/informal workers has registered more than 3,600 cases related to compensation and wage theft 2022-08-03 [IndiaSpend] Swiggy delivery workers call off strike after firm seeks a week to respond 2022-07-25 [The Times] Opinion: Contract workers in PSUs–marginalised castes, women, main victims of discrimination 2022-03-23 [CM ] Thousands of Migrant Workers of Himatsingka Linens Quit Following ‘Violent' Police Action 2019-07-26 [Newsclick] Bengaluru garment workers seek minimum wage of ₹478 per day 2019-09-13 [The Hindu] Unions demand minimum wage of about ₹31,000 and employers say it is too high 2022-07-01 [Hindu] ‘Contract workers not paid even minimum wages': B'luru BWSSB workers stage sit-in 2018-08-14 [News Minute] Bengaluru IT Employees Hold Protest Against “Illegal” Mass Layoffs 2017-08-02 [The Quint] Outrage in Karnataka as govt uses workers' fund to buy Covid vaccines from pvt hospitals 2021-09-09 [Print] False Promises and Mobility Restrictions Plague Migrant Workers in Bengaluru's Garment Industry 2018-01-29 [The Wire] Don't outsource, we can build buses: Workers' union to BMTC 2021-01-18 [DHNS] Workers Violently Protest Low Wages at Apple Supplier Wistron's Factory in Bengaluru 2020-12-15 [iPhone] Road Transport Workers' Strike to Continue 2020-12-14 [Newsclick] Contractual health workers in Karnataka withdraw strike following Minister's assurance 2022-07-08 [The Hindu] Rally taken out against Govt.'s 'anti-people' policies 2022-03-29 [The Hindu]
This month in labour history 27-04-1918 The country's first labour union was born in the city of Chennai, then known as Madras, when workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills formed the Madras Labour Union. [more]
27-04-1918 The country's first labour union was born in the city of Chennai, then known as Madras, when workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills formed the Madras Labour Union. [more]