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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]

Tata Motors Workers’ Union Passes Key Resolutions at 2026 AGM 2026-03-01 [The Avenue Mail]

‘With no set rules, gig workers exploited as companies profit’ 2026-02-26 [The Times]

IOB Officers’ Association threatens nationwide strike 2026-02-22 [Pioneer News Service]

Gig Workers Are Not Isolated Individuals 2026-02-21 [Countercurrents]

Women Health and Care Workers Lead 'Stop Work' Agitation Against Delayed Payment 2026-02-19 [PSI]

Supreme Court of India orders regularisation of Income Tax daily-wage workers 2026-02-18 [Raw Law]

How the New Labour Codes Hand the EU a Weapon Against Indian Workers 2026-02-17 [The Wire]

Amazon India Workers Union Submits Heat Safety Recommendations to Government, Cites Constitutional and Labour Law Gaps 2026-02-17 [Countercurrents]

300 million workers protest anti-labour policies 2026-02-16 [BWI]

300 million workers mobilize 2026-02-16 [IndustriALL]

IFAT submits suggestions on social security code for Gig workers 2026-02-16 [Hans]

300 million on the streets in a historic national strike in India 2026-02-14 [Monthly Review]

Over 2 Lakh Defence Civilian Employees Join Nationwide General Strike; Stage One-Hour Work Boycott Across India 2026-02-13 [Indian PSU]

United Struggle Will Continue, Says CITU, After General Strike Gets 'Massive' Response 2026-02-13 [Newsclick]

Insurance employees join nationwide strike, protesting against Labour Codes 2026-02-13 [Hans]

Trade union strike: About 30 crore workers and farmers participate in protest against labour codes 2026-02-13 [The Deccan Herald]

CITU congratulates people of India for making the General Strike historic in true sense 2026-02-13 [CITU]

All India Women Convention of BEFI Discuss Workplace Issues of Bankers 2026-02-13 [The Kanal]

LIC staff join nationwide strike against Labour Code Bill 2026-02-13 [The Tribune]

Strike among largest in Independent India, says SKM; AIKS calls it 'historic success' 2026-02-13 [Devi Discourse]

PSI's Indian Affiliates Support the Nationwide Strike on 12th February 2026-02-12 [PSI]

Nationwide strike sees workers, farmers protest against Centre's policies 2026-02-12 [Asianet]

Bharat Bandh today: Trade unions join strike; shops closed, transport services hit in several states 2026-02-12 [CNBC]

Bharat Bandh 2026: Workers, Unions take to streets across India | In Photos 2026-02-12 [The Statesman]

Strike triggers political showdown as Congress, Left lock horns over 'hartal' and solidarity claims 2026-02-12 [On Manorama]

300 million workers join all-India general strike against labour codes, Centre’s policies 2026-02-12 [The Times]

Tamil Nadu-Kerala bus services suspended as trade unions call nationwide strike 2026-02-12 [The Times]

Bharat Bandh Today Live Updates: Odisha hit hard, Kerala transport off roads; most states see limited impact, banks, ports affected in pockets 2026-02-12 [The Times]

Unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with US 2026-02-12 [CITY]

Nationwide strike on Thursday likely to assume proportions of bandh in Kerala 2026-02-12 [The Hindu]

Bharat Bandh Today: Transport, Bank services likely to get affected; auto, taxi drivers in Karnataka extend support 2026-02-12 [India.com]

Feb 12 Strike Will be Largest Ever Show of Resistance in Recent Times: Sudip Dutta 2026-02-11 [Newsclick]

Fields to Factories Gearing up For Feb 12 General Strike 2026-02-11 [Newsclick]

Justice for murdered garment worker leads to binding deal on workplace harassment, but brand support remains uneven 2026-02-11 [BHRC]

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]