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Nationwide Gig Workers’ Strike Sees 60% Participation; GIPSWU Warns of Escalation if Demands Ignored

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Gig workers hold nationwide strike after fuel price hike; demand Rs 20 per km minimum pay [Counterview] 17-05-2026


Nationwide Gig Workers’ Strike Sees 60% Participation; GIPSWU Warns of Escalation if Demands Ignored [Countercurrents] 17-05-2026


Gig workers call 5-hour nationwide shutdown, seek Rs 20 per km [Lokmat Times] 16-05-2026


Rajasthan Ajmer sanitation workers’ strike enters third day:Garbage piles up as 2,400 employees demand pending payments [Bhaskar] 14-05-2026


SBI workers in India announce nationwide strike following two years of unresolved issues [UNI Global Union] 13-05-2026



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Maharashtra Sanitation Workers Demand Retirement Benefits And End To Exploitation In Memorandum Submitted To Maharashtra Safai Karmachari Commission 2026-05-23 [The Free Press Journal]

Tamil Nadu Women garment workers protest transport cuts, allege harsh conditions at MEPZ unit 2026-05-23 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu Cleanliness workers put pressure on CM Vijay to fulfil poll promises 2026-05-21 [DTNext]

Haryana Historic Triumph in Haryana: CITU Salutes the Resolute Struggle and Militant Unity of Striking Workers 2026-05-20 [CITU]

Tamil Nadu High Court restrains transport unions from resorting to strike 2026-05-19 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu TASMAC employees resort to flash strike in Mayiladuthurai over police case 2026-05-19 [The Hindu]

Andhra Pradesh Mid-day meal workers in Andhra Pradesh seek reinstatement and unpaid wages 2026-05-19 [The News Mill]

Himachal Pradesh Employees’ strike affects door-to-door garbage collection in Shimla 2026-05-17 [The Times]

Nationwide Gig Workers’ Strike Sees 60% Participation; GIPSWU Warns of Escalation if Demands Ignored 2026-05-17 [Countercurrents]

Gig workers hold nationwide strike after fuel price hike; demand Rs 20 per km minimum pay 2026-05-17 [Counterview]

Gig workers’ union calls for five-hour shutdown over rising fuel costs; protest on Saturday 2026-05-16 [The Economic Times]

Gig workers call 5-hour nationwide shutdown, seek Rs 20 per km 2026-05-16 [Lokmat Times]

Rajasthan Ajmer sanitation workers’ strike enters third day:Garbage piles up as 2,400 employees demand pending payments 2026-05-14 [Bhaskar]

Haryana Sanitation Workers End Two-Week Strike After Government Accepts Key Demands 2026-05-14 [ETV Bharat]

Haryana Trade unions protest labour codes, accuse govt of repression 2026-05-14 [The Times]

Haryana Sonipat sanitation strike: Workers block bulldozers 2026-05-13 [The Times]

Punjab Contract transport staff to go on three-day strike 2026-05-13 [The Times]

Punjab Municipal Employees’ Strike Enters Third Day in Phagwara; Garbage Heaps Trigger Public Concern 2026-05-13 [The Express News]

Himachal Pradesh If salaries are not paid on time, HRTC employees will stop work: Union warns management after gate meeting in Shimla 2026-05-13 [ANI]

Haryana Workers Detained, Magistrates Deployed: Haryana's Response to Sanitation Workers' Strike 2026-05-13 [The Wire]

Karnataka CITU stages protest against new Labour Codes 2026-05-13 [The Hindu]

Indian trade unions mobilize in solidarity with low-wage workers 2026-05-13 [PD]

SBI workers in India announce nationwide strike following two years of unresolved issues 2026-05-13 [UNI Global Union]

Haryana Sanitation workers' strike extended till May 14; leaves Karnal roads choked with garbage 2026-05-11 [The Tribune]

Andhra Pradesh Midday Meal Workers Union opposes handing of scheme to Akshaya Patra Foundation in Visakhapatnam 2026-05-11 [The Hindu]

Maharashtra Mumbai: Railway unions commemorate 1974 strike anniversary 2026-05-09 [Mid-day]

Haryana Karnal sanitation workers extend strike, ‘jhadu uthao’ protest on May 8 2026-05-09 [The Tribune]

Gujarat Labor Conference on International Workers' Day, Voices Raised Against New Labor Code 2026-05-09 [Loktej]

Telangana Food delivery worker alleges police assault; gig workers union writes to NHRC 2026-05-09 [The Times]

Haryana In Sirsa, garbage piles up on streets, markets as sanitary workers remain on strike 2026-05-07 [TRI]

Karnataka RTC employees protest demanding arrears, pay hike 2026-05-06 [Deccan Herald]

SBI employees’ 2-day strike on May 25 and 26 2026-05-06 [ET]

Punjab Transport workers announce strike calendar, demand release of jailed colleagues 2026-05-05 [The Times]

Rajasthan Civil rights groups demand ₹800 minimum wage, MGNREGA restoration 2026-05-05 [The Times]

Karnataka Protective measures urged for sanitation workers 2026-05-05 [The Mirror]

West Bengal Tea workers invoke ILO Article 24, allege systemic labour rights violations 2026-05-04 [Down to Earth]

Karnataka Transport unions call statewide strike from May 20 2026-05-04 [NewsKarnataka]

Tripura CITU Slams Govt Over Anganwadi Workers’ Plight, cites Neglect and Low Wages 2026-05-04 [The Chronicle]

Karnataka After Telangana RTC Strike, Karnataka Bus Unions Call Indefinite Strike From May 20 2026-05-04 [The Morning Voice]

Delhi Women sanitation workers raise concern over wages, safety, dignity 2026-05-04 [Counterview]

Delhi Dalit women workers raise voice against exploitation, bribery 2026-05-04 [The Hindu]

Re-union: India Inc marching towards collective bargaining? 2026-05-04 [The Indian Express]

Punjab Transport workers announce strike calendar, demand release of jailed colleagues 2026-05-02 [The Times]

Karnataka May Day rally taken out in Mysuru 2026-05-02 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu Coimbatore firms violate May Day holiday norms, face action 2026-05-02 [TOI]

Assam State Committee of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) observes May Day, raises workers’ concerns 2026-05-02 [Sentinel]

May Day Under Police Watch in Noida: Workers’ Resistance Persists 2026-05-02 [NewsClick]

CITU: Centre of India Trade Unions; May Day 202 manifesto 2026-05-01 [CITU]

Joint statement issued by the Platform of Central Trade Unions -CTUs and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha- SKM on 28th April 2026 2026-05-01 [CITU]

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This month in labour history

1-05-1923 The country's first May Day celebration. [more]

8-05-1974 A national railway strike begins. 1.7 million workers were involved in demanding higher wages and shorter working hours. Indira Gandhi’s government brutally suppressed the strike with 1000s being sent to jail and losing their jobs. [more]

18-05-1905 Seafarer Surat Alley was born in India. He moved to Britain and during WWII and helped organise a strike of seamen to improve conditions for lascars: sailors on UK ships from Asia and the Middle East, who worked under inferior conditions. [more]