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Equal pay myth: Kerala tops wage charts but women are paid far less than men 2025-01-03 [South First]

KESB employees to join nationwide one-hour strike today 2024-12-30 [Mathrubhumi]

School cooking workers' union held a protest at collectorate 2024-12-02 [TOI]

Trade unionist and CPI(M) leader K.J. Jacob passes away 2024-10-22 [The Hindu]

Hema panel report: Film employees federation says it won't protect accused members 2024-09-01 [The Deccan Herald]

Meet seeks steps to stop violence against sex workers 2024-08-23 [The Hindu]

Trade union leader S.S. Potti passes away 2024-07-21 [The Hindu]

Sanitation worker who fell into canal in Kerala found dead after 46 hours of search 2024-07-16 [Indian Express]

Hindujas convicted in Switzerland, but in India only Kerala working on new law for househelps 2024-06-24 [Telegraph]

Salary reform not implemented: Milma to go on strike from Monday 2024-06-23 [Kaumudi]

SEWA-Union takes out Assembly march to press for hike in minimum wages 2024-06-20 [The Hindu]

On Workers Day, TTEs to lie down on platforms 2024-05-01 [Indian Express]

Banasura hydel tourism centre closed due to labour strike 2024-02-14 [On Manorama]

Trade unions urge PM to revitalise Willingdon Island 2024-01-16 [The Express]

Creches in Peril as Centre ‘Withholds’ Funds for 22 Months 2023-11-26 [Newsclick]

Mid-day meal cooks in Kerala to suspend work, seek steps to release pending salary 2023-11-19 [The Hindu]

MNREGA Workers Protest Against Central Govt; Condemn Delay in Payment of Wages 2023-11-19 [Newsclick]

AITUC district conference from September 5 2023-09-03 [The Hindu]

NHM Employees Hold March, Allege Neglect from Union Govt 2023-08-03 [NewsClick]

BEML workers' protest crosses 915 days 2023-07-22 [NewsClick]

KSEB trade unions threaten indefinite strike against smart meter project in Thiruvananthapuram 2023-06-10 [The Express]

Over 1,000 workers laid off at govt textile mills 2023-06-09 [Express News Service]

KMCSU State meet unanimously passes resolution to merge with NGO Union 2023-05-27 [The Hindu]

In a first, Kerala will frame Bill for protection of domestic workers’ rights: CM 2023-05-25 [The Hindu]

Contract staff of the State Child Protection Society stage token strike 2023-05-15 [The Hindu]

BSNL contract workers in Kozhikode on hunger strike 2023-04-21 [Newsclick]

KSEB restructuring on cards, unions say excuse to downsize 2023-04-04 [Express News Service]

Penkoottu to honour elderly labourers of Kozhikode on Women’s Day 2023-02-18 [The Hindu]

Huge rally of AITUC in Kerala on December 20th, 2022 2022-12-24 [WFTU]

Swiggy Workers' Strike Enters Third Day in Kochi 2022-11-17 [sab rang]

No salary for three months, HIL employees stage agitation 2022-09-06 [Express News Service]

Port workers to hold protest in Kochi on September 15 2022-08-08 [The New Indian Express]

After a hard-fought 8-year battle, Kerala women workers win ‘right to sit' 2018-07-23 [The Wire]

‘Labour commissioners told to enforce mid-day break rule' 2020-02-24 [Express News Service]

Kochi: BPCL Union Rejects Management's ‘Illegal Strike' allegation 2020-09-12 [Newsclick]

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

CITU-Won't allow BEML to be sold to corporates 2021-01-18 [TNN]

Doctors to go ahead with tomorrow's strike 2021-01-28 [TNN]

Trade unions' strike hits normalcy in Kerala 2022-03-29 [The Times]

Trawl ban based on ground reality, say fishers' union 2020-06-08 [The Hindu]

State To Form Welfare Fund For Gig Workers 2022-05-10 [Newsclick]

KSRTC unions to strike work today 2022-05-06 [The Hindu]

KSRTC: No assurance regarding payment of salary before May 5, trade unions call for strike on May 6 2022-04-26 [KAUMUDI]

Refusing to knuckle under, trade unions take on two Kerala govt enterprises 2022-04-18 [Indian Express]

Pro-Left KSEB association to launch indefinite sit-in strike 2022-04-09 [TNN]

CITU protests the Kerala High Court order of banning the strike 2022-03-24 [CITU]

Kerala govt miffed with HC for asking it to declare strike 'illegal' 2022-03-29 [The Business Standard]

Hours after high court order, Kerala govt bars staff from participating in general strike 2022-03-29 [The Express]

Two years on, 700 families in hardship 2022-03-22 [TNN]

Trade union hartal call hits Kerala tourism industry 2022-03-22 [Express News Service]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

16-01-1997 Trade union leader, Dutta Samant was assassinated. He had led 300,000 mill workers in a year-long strike in 1982 in Mumbai. [more]

18-01-1982 300,000 textile workers in 60 mills across Mumbai went on strike for wage and bonus increases. Remaining out for 16 months, the workers were eventually defeated in what became a key event in the Indian workers' movement. [more]

19-01-1982 Unions organize a 1-day general strike of great significance in the history of the labour movement. For the first time in independent India, the peasantry and the rural-urban workers came together in a joint action. [more]