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Goa Chowgule’s mining workers get breather 2018-07-20 [TNN]

Punjab Sanitation goes for a toss as workers observe strike on Day 2 2018-07-19 [The Tribune]

US watchdog uncovers violence against pro-union workers at Indian factory 2018-07-19 [The Guardian]

Maharashtra Farmer’s union workers spill milk on roads of Jalna as mark of protest demanding price hike 2018-07-19 [The Free Press]

Punjab Punbus staff continue strike 2018-07-18 [The Tribune]

Punjab Sanitation workers go on two-day strike 2018-07-18 [The Tribune]

Kerala After A Hard-Fought 8-Year Battle, Kerala Women Workers Win ‘Right to Sit’! 2018-07-18 [The Better India]

Punjab 1,800 buses go off road, travellers harried 2018-07-17 [The Tribune]

Over 2 Million Workers to Strike on 20 July 2018-07-16 [Newsclick]

Who picked my tea? 2018-07-16 [IUF]

Punjab Buses run by Punbus staff to remain off road tomorrow 2018-07-15 [The Tribune]

Karnataka Not Paid for 6 Months, Bengaluru Sweeper Kills Self; Union Leader Alleges 'Govt-Sponsored Murder' 2018-07-15 [News 18]

Madhya Pradesh Striking outsourced electricity workers pooh-pooh CM 2018-07-14 [The Free Press Journal]

India: Six workers die at Gerdau steel plant 2018-07-13 [IndustriALL]

Jammu and Kashmir Anganwari workers, helpers strike enters day 161 2018-07-13 [The State Times]

West Bengal Appeal for unity for tea garden unions in Darjeeling 2018-07-11 [The Echo]

Punjab Aaganwari workers protest seeking salary hike 2018-07-11 [TNN]

Tea Inc seeks pan-India policy to fix wage woe 2018-07-11 [TNN]

Assam Tea wage test 2018-07-11 [The Telegraph]

Karnataka Denied Wages and Dignity, Sanitation Workers in Bangalore Protest 2018-07-11 [The Wire]

Karnataka Bengaluru conservancy workers remain unpaid for 5 months 2018-07-11 [First post]

7th Pay commission: Latest update you need to know about retirement age, salary hike 2018-07-11 [DNA]

West Bengal Tea planters urge unions not to disrupt operations in Bengal 2018-07-10 [IANS]

West Bengal BJP mulls tea agitation plan 2018-07-10 [Telegraph]

Uttar Pradesh Congress joins state employees in condemning Yogi govt’s drive against senior staff 2018-07-10 [Natl Herald]

This Indian Women’s Union Invented a Flexible Childcare Model 2018-07-10 [New Security Beat]

Death by Diamonds: Suicides wipe the shine off India's gem trade 2018-07-10 [Reuters]

Uttar Pradesh New Samsung Factory in Noida: Another Example of Exploitation in the Name of ‘Ease of Business’? 2018-07-09 [Newsclick]

Andhra Pradesh Truckers bandh on July 20 2018-07-09 [The Hans]

Karnataka Civic worker kills self- not paid for 6 months 2018-07-09 [The News Minute]

Assam Wage hike, insurance for tea garden workers 2018-07-08 [TNN]

Punjab 3 construction workers electrocuted in Ludhiana 2018-07-08 [TNN]

West Bengal Tea union plea to finalise workers' pay 2018-07-07 [The Telegraph]

Kerala Saleswomen Win Protracted Battle For Their Right To Sit, Fight Not Over, Says Leader 2018-07-07 [The Journal]

West Bengal Morcha out of tea forum strike 2018-07-07 [The Telegraph]

Kerala Livelihood hit, complain women fish workers 2018-07-07 [The Hindu]

Outsourcing workers ill-treated: Indian National Trade Union Congress 2018-07-06 [The Hans]

West Bengal Domestic workers of West Bengal find new hope in trade union 2018-07-06 [Catch News]

Benefits portability likely for construction workers 2018-07-06 [Business Line]

West Bengal Govt urges unions to drop tea strike 2018-07-05 [The Telegraph]

Himachal Pradesh '108' ambulance workers call off strike 2018-07-05 [The Tribune]

Kerala Kerala to amend shops Act to allow women to sit during work 2018-07-05 [Indian Express]

Culture and the labour market keep India’s women at home 2018-07-05 [Economist]

Rajasthan 'Our fingers bleed': India's female miners toil over sandstone for the UK 2018-07-05 [The Guardian]

Karnataka Hostel workers withdraw strike 2018-07-05 [The Hindu]

West Bengal TMC tea unions fail to merge 2018-07-04 [The Telegraph]

Meghalaya Casual workers union demand release of pending dues 2018-07-04 [The Times]

Domestic Workers In India Have No Laws Protecting Their Rights 2018-07-04 [Feminism in India]

Deportation of Indian students shows a need for change 2018-07-03 [NZCTU]

Struggle continues for rights and recognition at AB InBev Sonepat India 2018-07-03 [IUF]

Remove Sukhu or lose INTUC support: Bawa 2018-07-02 [The Times]

Andhra Pradesh EU joins hands with SWF for APSRTC union elections 2018-07-02 [The Express]

Karnataka International workers’ rights organisation slams Sonam Kapoor’s husband’s company for assault and abuse of its workers 2018-07-02 [Opindia]

Kerala Taxi operators to go on strike 2018-07-02 [The Hindu]

West Bengal Lift strike, tea planters tell unions 2018-07-02 [The Telegraph]

Kerala Taxi operators to go on strike seeking fare revision 2018-07-02 [The Hindu]

Karnataka KSRTC workers' body to go on 40-day strike from Aug 9 2018-07-02 [The Herald]

The Life of Labour: Garment Workers Protest Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace 2018-07-02 [The Wire]

Andhra Pradesh Staff crisis at many PSUs, including RINL 2018-07-01 [Express News Service]

Maharashtra Employee unions protest action against BOM MD, Exe Director 2018-07-01 [Outlook India]

Himachal Pradesh GVK EMRI terminates services of 63 striking ambulance staff in HP 2018-07-01 [The Business Standard]

Delhi Delhi Metro commuter group extends support to 9,000 workers on strike 2018-07-01 [The Express]

West Bengal TMC shuns tea strike 2018-07-01 [The Telegraph]

Himachal Pradesh Talks between GVK-EMRI, striking employees fail 2018-06-30 [The Tribune]

West Bengal Tea strike for minimum pay 2018-06-30 [The Telegraph]

Delhi High Court strikes down Metro staff's strike 2018-06-30 [DNA]

Himachal Pradesh Ambulance services in HP remain hit as employees' strike enters Day 5 2018-06-29 [Outlook]

Delhi Metro staff plans strike from tomorrow, services may get crippled: All you need to know 2018-06-29 [Times Now]

Delhi Delhi Metro employees threaten strike from tomorrow, want union and better pay 2018-06-29 [The Times]

Indefinite strike at IMFA Therubali plant enters second day 2018-06-28 [Kalinga TV]

Seafarers on hunger strike, seek pension, increase in wages 2018-06-28 [Indian Express]

Delhi Delhi Metro services may come to halt from Saturday 2018-06-28 [The Economic Times]

Uttar Pradesh Workshop for domestic helpers organised 2018-06-28 [The Pioneer]

Karnataka Workers of Maddur’s Shahi Exports Complain of Harassment, Walk Out of Factory in Protest 2018-06-27 [Newsclick]

Global initiatives failing to stop labour abuses in India, activists say 2018-06-27 [Reuters]

Madhya Pradesh Ujjain: Outsourced electricity workers intensify protest 2018-06-26 [The Free Press Journal]

West Bengal Lockout At Bengal Textile Factory, 5,700 Jobs At Stake 2018-06-26 [NDTV]

Punjab Commuters face tough time as Roadways staff on strike 2018-06-26 [The Tribune]

Rajasthan Handloom Workers Continue their Strike, Demand Better Working Conditions 2018-06-26 [Newsclick]

Seafarers on Indefinite Hunger Strike at All Major Ports 2018-06-25 [Newsclick]

Delhi Under-construction wall falls on 6 labourers in GK, one dead 2018-06-25 [ Express News Service ]

Tamil Nadu Tea leaf pickers in Valparai demand better wages 2018-06-25 [TNN]

Karnataka A shocking investigation exposes the abuses faced by workers making clothes for the British high street 2018-06-24 [The Canary]

Tamil Nadu Agri workers seek job under MGNREGS 2018-06-24 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu Retired state transport workers demand timely pension and dues 2018-06-24 [TN Labour]

West Bengal Domestic workers rally in Kolkata for just wages, social security 2018-06-23 [The Business Standard]

Uttar Pradesh Govt sitting on CM’s assurance, allege sanitation workers’ union 2018-06-23 [The Pioneer]

Karnataka Bangalore Garment Factory Labourers: Understanding Their Plights And Demands 2018-06-23 [The Logical Indian]

Andhra Pradesh Fishing workers’ strike pushes industry into uncertainty 2018-06-23 [TNN]

West Bengal Domestic workers rally in Kolkata for just wages, social security 2018-06-23 [IANS]

India to be lone economy facing suppressed wages by 2030: Study 2018-06-23 [PTI]

That's terrible, that's Tetley! - tea workers denied their human right to safe drinking water 2018-06-22 [IUF]

Chhattisgarh Heading Towards Shutdown With 36 Unions Gearing Up for Statewide Protest, Services to be Hit 2018-06-22 [The Tribune]

West Bengal Meal workers voice concern 2018-06-22 [The Telegraph]

Why India’s maternity leave law has hit working mothers hard 2018-06-21 [DailyO]

Maharashtra Permanent jobs for 2,700 Mumbai sanitation workers 2018-06-21 [TNN]

Fugitive Vijay Mallya has blood on his hands: Kingfisher workers write to PM 2018-06-21 [ANI]

Himachal Pradesh CITU holds 36-hr Mahapadav against lockout of Diamond restaurant 2018-06-20 [United News]

West Bengal Big Win For Domestic Workers In West Bengal; Now Recognised As Trade Union 2018-06-20 [The Logical Indian]

Karnataka Committee to study demands of garment workers 2018-06-20 [The Hindu]

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