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

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

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

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

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

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

Midday meal workers submit memorandum to Ballari Zilla Panchayat CEO 2026-04-26 [The Hindu]

High Court Seeks State's Stand On Anganwadi Workers' Plea Against Mandatory Facial Recognition To Avail Take-Home Ration Scheme 2026-04-24 [Live Law]

Transport workers launch indefinite strike, BJP slams govt inaction 2026-04-21 [IBT]

‘One day, one day, the women will go out to protest…’ 2026-04-21 [IDR]

Menstrual leave: Karnataka to implement law with penal provisions 2026-04-18 [The Hindu]

Midday Meal Workers Protest Against KPS Magnet Scheme, Warn Of Job Losses 2026-04-11 [Bharat]

Anganwadi workers call off protest after Karnataka government agrees to fulfil demands 2026-03-25 [The Hindu]

The myth of decent platform work 2026-03-10 [The Herald]

DGMS, Vedanta & the Workers Union Join Hands at the Tripartite Safety Committee Meeting 2026-03-09 [Business News This Week]

Trade union protest in Bengaluru ends in mass detentions 2026-02-13 [The Indian Express]

Hamali workers join all-India strike, Old Port market shuts down 2026-02-12 [The News]

General strike: Close to two lakh workers expected to participate in Karnataka 2026-02-12 [The Hindu]

General strike on new labour codes: Protests in Hubballi and Dharwad 2026-02-12 [The Hindu]

General strike in Bengaluru: Workers protesting around Town Hall arrested, taken away from spot 2026-02-12 [The Hindu]

Midday meals likely to be disrupted as Anganwadi and MDM workers extend support to strike 2026-02-12 [The Hindu]

Trade unions call for strike on February 12 2026-02-10 [The Hindu]

One year on, ASHA workers in Karnataka await promised honorarium; to strike again on February 12 2026-02-09 [The Hindu]

App-based cab and auto strike disrupts Bengaluru travel 2026-02-08 [The News]

Urgent intervention sought on Karnataka Government's move to implement Labour Codes-Reg. 2026-02-07 [CITU]

App-Based Transport Workers’ Union Demands Of Minimum Base Fares 2026-02-07 [Bombay Samachar]

App-based transport workers’ union demands immediate notification of minimum base fares 2026-02-06 [The Hindu]

Workers’ unions in Bengaluru vow to continue fight after SC dismisses minimum wage plea 2026-02-03 [The Deccan Herald]

Bus unions to stage Bengaluru protest on Friday over arrears, pay hike 2026-01-30 [The Deccan Herald]

JCTU district-level conference in Kalaburagi on Sunday 2026-01-30 [The Hindu]

Veteran trade union leader Anantha Subbarao dies 2026-01-29 [The Deccan Herald]

Labour unions welcome Karnataka’s welfare board for Gig workers, seek stronger social security 2026-01-28 [The Hindu]

Unsung Heroes: From factory worker to champion of workers’ rights, meet the woman who fought for menstrual leave and fair wages in Bengaluru’s ‘limelight-less’ garment sector 2026-01-24 [The Indian Express]

Bengaluru Chalo: Transport Workers Announce Protest Program On January 29 Over Pay Dues 2026-01-18 [Bharat]

AIUTUC holds meet against Union government’s labour codes in Mysuru 2026-01-13 [The Hindu]

AIUTUC holds meet against Union government’s labour codes in Mysuru 2026-01-13 [The Hindu]

CM attacks Union government over MGNREGA repeal, plans nationwide protest 2026-01-03 [The News Minute]

Labour organisations raise concern over VB-G RAM G Act replacing MGNREGA in Karnataka 2026-01-03 [The Indian Express]

BCC employees seek general body meeting of employees’ union 2025-12-31 [The Times]

Gig workers’ stir to disrupt NY delivery services in Bengaluru 2025-12-30 [The Indian Express]

Workers win 20-year court battle against Nirma Group, still await wages 2025-12-30 [The News Minute]

Mangaluru: Gram Panchayat sanitation workers hold foot march, stage dharna over pending demands 2025-12-10 [Today]

Explainer: Karnataka Domestic Workers draft bill and why unions are concerned 2025-12-03 [The News Minute]

Mid-day meal workers stage protest demanding wage hike 2025-12-02 [IBC]

Karnataka govt warned: Don't pass domestic workers Bill without consulting workers 2025-12-02 [Counterview]

CITU stages protest in Madikeri against labour codes 2025-11-27 [The Times]

Labour unions protest against new codes 2025-11-27 [The Hindu]

CITU stage protest in Kalaburagi against implementation of labour codes 2025-11-23 [The Hindu]

Resident welfare associations, activists raise red flags over draft domestic workers Bill in Karnataka 2025-11-19 [The Times]

Domestic workers bill: Gaps in draft legislation worry unions, activists 2025-11-16 [The Deccan Herald]

This month in labour history

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]