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Not accepting employee's resignation would amount to ‘bonded labour says High Court 2026-02-18 [Mint]

Hunger strike launched against wage denial 2026-02-16 [The Hindu]

General strike paralyses life in Kollam 2026-02-13 [The Hindu]

Strike brings normal life to halt in Kerala 2026-02-12 [Devi Discourse]

Trade Union Strike Disrupts Normal Life In Kerala 2026-02-12 [Outlook]

Bharat Bandh: Trade union strike disrupts normal life in Kerala; transport services hit 2026-02-12 [The Hindu]

Bharat bandh: Trade union strike paralyses life in Kannur, Kasaragod districts 2026-02-12 [The Hindu]

Nationwide strike: university employees from Kerala to participate 2026-02-11 [The Hindu]

Protests held against ‘anti-worker’ Labour Codes 2025-11-27 [The Hindu]

State will not implement new Labour Codes: Minister Sivankutty 2025-11-27 [India News]

One-day strike of unions begins, blaming ECI work pressure 2025-11-17 [India News]

Women’s alliance condemns brutality against ASHA workers, calls for fair action 2025-11-01 [Counterview]

Left union raises banner of revolt against KSRTC 2025-10-30 [The Hindu]

POABS group gives one month pending salary to plantation workers 2025-09-07 [The Hindu]

Nationwide strike leaves Kerala in stalemate as transport, trade takes hit 2025-07-09 [TNN]

Bharat Bandh tomorrow; Kerala likely to be hit as INTUC, CITU back protest, only essential services allowed 2025-07-08 [On Manorama]

Make July 9 nationwide strike a success: State-level joint committee of trade unions 2025-07-06 [The Hindu]

‘LDF against women, workers’: ASHA campaign against LDF in Nilambur before bye-poll 2025-06-13 [The News Minute]

Bindu case: SEWA Union takes out march to State Police Chief’s office 2025-05-27 [The Hindu]

Women health workers in Kerala, India, demand fair wages and recognition of work 2025-05-23 [Global Voices]

Asha workers intensify stir, to launch statewide march on May 5 2025-05-01 [The Times]

Workers suspend strike at Elstone Estate after collector seeks time to address arrears issue 2025-04-21 [The New Indian Express]

ASHA workers’ strike: Third round of talks ends in deadlock 2025-04-04 [Statesman]

Health Minister meets Union Health Minister Nadda, Asha workers say will continue protests 2025-04-02 [Weekly Voice]

ASHA workers cut hair to mark 50th day of protest against Kerala government 2025-03-31 [The Indian Express]

PSI Writes to Govt of Kerala in Solidarity with the Striking ASHA Workers 2025-03-30 [PSI]

International workers’ union writes to CM on ASHA issue 2025-03-27 [The Hindu]

INTUC criticises ASHA workers' strike despite Congress's support 2025-03-24 [The Indian Express]

ASHA health workers struggle for justice in Kerala 2025-03-24 [Green Left Weekly]

ASHA workers’ agitation: Stage set for talks between Veena George, Nadda 2025-03-22 [The Indian Express]

ASHA workers begin indefinite hunger strike as talks with govt fail 2025-03-20 [On Manorama]

ASHA Workers' Strike Ignites Political Temperature in Kerala 2025-03-19 [Devi Discourse]

'No insurance, no pension, no holidays’: Harsh realities of ASHA workers 2025-03-06 [Mathrubhumi]

ASHA workers to intensify protest on March 8, Minister Balagopal says Centre yet to release Rs 100cr 2025-03-06 [On Manorama]

ASHA Strike Hits 24th Day. ‘Women’s Day’ Escalation Planned As LDF-BJP Blame Game Goes On 2025-03-05 [ABP]

ASHA workers to intensify protest by inviting all women in Kerala to join them 2025-03-05 [The Deccan Herald]

ASHA workers to march to assembly as protest enters 21st day 2025-03-03 [The Indian Express]

Trade Union Worker Killed In Kerala's Pathanamthitta, Three In Custody Probe On 2025-02-17 [ABP]

Malayalam film Baakki Vannavar sheds light on the gig economy trap for young workers 2025-02-07 [The News Minute]

‘These are women workers in Communist Kerala’: Rima Kallingal backs hair stylists on hunger strike 2025-01-30 [Mathrubhumi]

How Kerala’s trade unions have failed women 2025-01-25 [Scroll]

Government employees strike across Kerala despite ‘dies non’ warning 2025-01-22 [HR Katha]

Malayalam cinema’s reckoning: The Hema report and its aftermath, five months later 2025-01-22 [News Laundry]

Equal pay myth: Kerala tops wage charts but women are paid far less than men 2025-01-03 [South First]

KESB employees to join nationwide one-hour strike today 2024-12-30 [Mathrubhumi]

School cooking workers' union held a protest at collectorate 2024-12-02 [TOI]

Trade unionist and CPI(M) leader K.J. Jacob passes away 2024-10-22 [The Hindu]

Hema panel report: Film employees federation says it won't protect accused members 2024-09-01 [The Deccan Herald]

Meet seeks steps to stop violence against sex workers 2024-08-23 [The Hindu]

Trade union leader S.S. Potti passes away 2024-07-21 [The Hindu]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

14-04-1920 At Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 750 women workers went on a strike against patriarchal practices at the workplace. This strike, from 14 April to 10 June 1920, was the first recorded strike in the cotton mills of South India. [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]