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Gig Workers, Delivery Partners Strike on Christmas Day, Work 'Affected' in 7 States

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Gig Workers, Delivery Partners Strike on Christmas Day, Work 'Affected' in 7 States [Newsclick] 26-12-2025


Auto Queens: Riding through patriarchy [Frontline] 25-12-2025


Dictatorship of the employer? new labour codes grant employers greater freedom while curtailing the most basic rights of workers, especially the most marginalised [Frontline] 24-12-2025


Workers' unions to hold strike in February against new labour codes, SHANTI Bill and G RAM G [HR World] 24-12-2025


'Rights On Paper, Not In Life': Workers Protest Labour Codes [Outlook] 22-12-2025



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India H-1B lottery scrapped: What this means for Indian students and workers 2025-12-26 [India Today]

Delhi Women-led Gig Workers’ Union Observes Xmas Day Strike over Working Conditions 2025-12-26 [Clarion]

Delivery workers take to streets; hold bike rallies for better wages 2025-12-26 [Hans]

Eternal, Swiggy shares trade lower amid Zepto IPO buzz, gig workers’ strike; check details 2025-12-26 [Upstox]

Gig workers’ all-India strike on New Year’s Eve? End to 10-minute delivery among key demands 2025-12-26 [The Times]

Telangana Hyderabad: Gig workers join nationwide protest 2025-12-26 [Today]

'Get Only Rs 49 for 11 Kms': Gig Workers' Protests Disrupt Deliveries 2025-12-26 [The Quint]

Why are gig workers going on strike? Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit delivery drivers offer details 2025-12-26 [The Week]

Anger Against 10-Minute Delivery: Gig Workers Strike Across India 2025-12-26 [WION]

Maharashtra One-day gig workers strike hits food delivery across Maharashtra 2025-12-26 [The Indian Express]

Gig workers strike: Did food and travel platform aggregator companies empower them by ignoring them? 2025-12-26 [WION]

Tamil Nadu Chennai construction workers seek housing allotment within city limits 2025-12-26 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu NULM workers to protest near Madras High Court 2025-12-26 [The Hindu]

Gig Workers, Delivery Partners Strike on Christmas Day, Work 'Affected' in 7 States 2025-12-26 [Newsclick]

What Labouring for One Day at an MGNREGA Worksite Taught Me 2025-12-25 [The Wire]

Auto Queens: Riding through patriarchy 2025-12-25 [Frontline]

App-based gig workers observe Christmas Day strike over pay and work conditions 2025-12-25 [Counterview]

Labour Codes: Unions call for strike on February 12 2025-12-24 [The Times]

Assam Assam State Power workers’ Union hold six-hour hunger strike in Bongaigaon 2025-12-24 [The Sentinel]

Workers' unions to hold strike in February against new labour codes, SHANTI Bill and G RAM G 2025-12-24 [HR World]

Pushing workers to the edge 2025-12-24 [Frontline]

Algorithms Decide How Gig Workers Work In India, New Study Finds 2025-12-24 [MediaNama]

Dictatorship of the employer? new labour codes grant employers greater freedom while curtailing the most basic rights of workers, especially the most marginalised 2025-12-24 [Frontline]

Andhra Pradesh Withdrawal of anti-labour policies demanded 2025-12-22 [Hans]

AITUC Demands Trade Union Rights for ISRO Workers 2025-12-22 [rediff]

Delhi “One working class, one struggle” Workers protest at Jantar Mantar, demand repeal of the new Labour Codes 2025-12-22 [The Leaflet]

'Rights On Paper, Not In Life': Workers Protest Labour Codes 2025-12-22 [Outlook]

Women farmers’ group flags exclusion and job loss risks in VBGRAMG Bill 2025-12-22 [Counterview]

FIFPRO condemns attempts to manipulate independent representation of professional footballers in India 2025-12-22 [FIFPRO]

Withdraw the Disastrous SHANTI Bill— A Grave Threat to Nuclear Safety, Accountability and Sovereignty 2025-12-22 [CITU]

CITU Denounces the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 - Calls upon to Oppose and Resist the Anti-national Move 2025-12-22 [CITU]

‘Dignified workplace is essential for women’ 2025-12-21 [The Hindu]

Where Are the Creches? Parliamentary Panel Flags Gaps in Welfare for Women Workers 2025-12-21 [The Times Now]

Himachal Pradesh Attack on workers’ rights: CITU demands withdrawal of 4 labour codes, holds protest 2025-12-21 [The Tribune]

Labour ministry should explore involving NGOs to open creches for women workers: Par panel 2025-12-21 [BusinessLine]

Punjab Indefinite hunger strike by PGI contract workers enters fourth day 2025-12-21 [The Indian Express]

Punjab Labourers, agri workers burn copies of VB GRAMG, say bill betrays statutory right to employment 2025-12-20 [The Times]

Worker rights groups say proposed VB-G RAM G Bill puts livelihoods at risk 2025-12-18 [The Tribune]

Worker rights groups say proposed VB-G RAM G Bill puts livelihoods at risk 2025-12-18 [The Tribune]

Telangana Gig workers’ union calls for end to porter drivers’ woes 2025-12-17 [Hans]

New Labour Codes must be Revoked:PCPSPS 2025-12-17 [Countercurrents]

Maharashtra Rise, Fall And The Revival Of Left Trade Unions In Maharashtra 2025-12-17 [Outlook]

100 Years Of India's Trade Union 2025-12-17 [Outlook]

Towards a collective voice for platform workers: Trade union and youth-led innovative strategies for evidence-based policy advocacy in India 2025-12-17 [ILO]

Run Up to the 18th Conference of CITU: On P Ramamurty’s Death Anniversary CITU Observes Flag Day Calls to Strengthen Class Unity and Struggle 2025-12-16 [CITU]

Withdraw VB-G RAM G Bill Forthwith, Says NREGA Sangharsh Morcha 2025-12-16 [Newsclick]

'Overburdened, Underpaid': Sonia Gandhi Seeks Pay Hike For Women Workers 2025-12-16 [NDTV]

The Right to Work Repealed 2025-12-15 [Countercurrents]

Women At Work: A Gender-Based Analysis Of The New Labour Codes In India 2025-12-15 [Feminism in India]

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This month in labour history

3-12-1984 Bhopal chemical disaster, leading to hundreds of deaths. [more]

25-12-1968 Forty-four Dalits are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu. Retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers. [more]

29-12-1948 Hind Mazdoor Sabha (Workers Assembly of India) national trade union centre is founded. [more]