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165 days long Chennai sanitation workers struggle ends on a positive note 2026-01-14 [AICCTU]

Unions, experts blame delay in Aavin milk supply on poor man-management 2026-04-12 [The Hindu]

Kamatchi Raman, Ram Kumar document the rise of the Samsung union 2026-03-30 [The Indian Express]

INTUC stages protest urging clearance of paddy stocks 2026-03-17 [The Hindu]

Unorganised workers launch indefinite hunger strike urging T.N. govt. to pass resolution in Assembly against labour codes 2026-02-17 [The Hindu]

Trade unions stage protest in Chennai, CITU president condemns labour codes 2026-02-12 [The Standard]

Hear women workers’ wage plea, union urges apex court 2026-02-06 [The Indian Express]

AIADMK to protest Over TASMAC workers’ demands 2026-02-05 [News Today]

Unions demand implementation of sanitation workers’ demands 2026-02-05 [The Times]

108 ambulance staff hold hunger strike in Coimbatore 2026-01-31 [The Indian Express]

Highway workers in Madurai use ‘parai’ to protest against unfulfilled poll promises 2026-01-28 [The Hindu]

RCH cleaners’ honorarium hiked nearly fivefold 2026-01-19 [DTNext]

Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers 2026-01-14 [The Guardian]

Sanitation workers end stir after TN Minister assures jobs under GCC 2026-01-12 [The News Minute]

Assured pension scheme averts employee strike 2026-01-07 [HR Katha]

HC: All employees can join trade union, take part in its polls 2025-12-28 [The Times]

Chennai construction workers seek housing allotment within city limits 2025-12-26 [The Hindu]

NULM workers to protest near Madras High Court 2025-12-26 [The Hindu]

AITUC-affiliated agricultural labourers’ body opposes renaming of MGNREGA 2025-12-13 [The Indian News]

Chief Secretary warns of pay cut for employees joining one-day strike today 2025-12-11 [The Indian News]

Over 150 sanitary workers detained in Coimbatore during protest for job security, fair wages 2025-12-09 [The Indian Express]

Over 500 sanitary workers protest in Saidapet, demand COVID incentives and pay hike in Chennai 2025-12-08 [ANI]

Chennai sanitation workers’ hunger strike enters 15th day; 2 protesters hospitalised 2025-12-02 [The News Minute]

Labour codes continue to draw fire from Tamil Nadu workers 2025-11-30 [DTNext]

DMK allies CPI, VCK, join mass rally in support of Chennai sanitation workers ​​ 2025-11-29 [The News Minute]

Women at the heart of Tamil Nadu’s factory economy 2025-11-29 [The News Minute]

Chennai Women Auto Drivers Form Union for Safety and Support 2025-11-21 [The Times]

Anganwadi worker in hospital after suicide bid over poll-roll workload 2025-11-19 [The Indian Express]

No work, no pay: Tamil Nadu warns staff planning strike over SIR workload 2025-11-18 [India Today]

Four sanitary workers begin indefinite hunger strike in Chennai 2025-11-18 [Express News Service]

Around 300 teachers hold hunger strike over promotion assurances 2025-11-07 [TNN]

Chennai police detain protesting sanitation workers 2025-11-07 [News Minute]

FIR against 83 sanitation workers over protest at Marina Beach demanding job reinstation 2025-11-06 [The Indian Express]

Fisherwomen federations in delta districts seek recognition of International Fisherwomen’s Day 2025-11-06 [The Hindu]

Women workers of TATA Electronics in Hosur allege cover-up attempt after discovery of hidden camera in hostel bathroom 2025-11-06 [The Hindu]

Women behind 3 wheels and a union: Chennai’s women auto drivers form India’s first registered union 2025-11-06 [DTNext]

Tiruppur knitwear units delay Diwali bonus; trade unions press for immediate disbursal 2025-10-15 [India News]

CITU Madurai district committee warns strike if sacked sanitary staff not reinstated 2025-10-07 [The Indian Express]

State Primary Cooperative Bank Employees Union stages demonstration in Thoothukudi 2025-10-07 [The Hindu]

Noon meal workers in Tamil Nadu flag slow recruitment process 2025-10-05 [Edex Live]

Three TN workers die while cleaning septic tank 2025-10-02 [Indian Express]

9 migrant workers killed after scaffolding collapses at power plant construction site 2025-10-02 [Indian Express]

Nine workers dead after arch collapses 2025-10-01 [DHNS]

MRF workers’ protest in Tiruvottiyur gains wider support as talks fail 2025-09-25 [DTNext]

CITU-backed union stage protest at Hyundai plant 2025-09-19 [The Indian Express]

Elderly domestic workers surviving on delayed, insufficient pensions demand hike 2025-09-15 [The Hindu]

Talema Electronics workers protest in Salem after abrupt shutdown 2025-09-06 [The Indian Express]

Cleanliness workers’ union rejects Chennai Corporation invite for special scheme launch 2025-08-17 [DTNext]

Cleanliness workers’ union rejects Chennai Corporation invite for special scheme launch 2025-08-17 [DTNext]

Union hold protests across central region in support of Chennai conservancy workers 2025-08-14 [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]