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Meghalaya Historic ruling in Meghalaya: High Court orders equal pay for 1,300 MeECL casual workers

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India Meghalaya Historic ruling in Meghalaya: High Court orders equal pay for 1,300 MeECL casual workers [Today] 21-07-2024

India Gujarat Diamond workers union launches suicide helpline for polishers in Surat, sees 400 calls on first day [Indian Express] 17-07-2024

India Undefined roles, dire realities of domestic work Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/undefined-roles-dire-realities-of-domestic-work-3104738 [The Deccan Herald] 14-07-2024

India Amazon workers endure intense pressure, unsafe working conditions: UNI Global Union [UNI] 12-07-2024

India Trade Unions will continue to oppose the Pro-Corporate Labour Codes [Indian PSU] 12-07-2024

India Amazon workers in India report high pressure, hazards on the job and low pay: UNI Global Union Survey [UNI] 10-07-2024

India Bihar ambulance workers’ strike intensifies amidst wage and labour disputes [UNI Global Union] 10-07-2024

India Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Federations in India submit workers demands ahead of the budget [PSI] 08-07-2024

India Asbestos: The toxic mineral endangering millions in India [Al Jazeera] 03-07-2024

India Bihar Bihari journalist killed in stabbing [IFJ] 02-07-2024


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Karnataka IT firms propose 14-hour workday, employees fume 2024-07-22 [India Today]

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India 'Don't appreciate statements of non-railway unions,' say railway employee federations For more info  ActNOW!  2024-07-21 [AIRF, ANI]

Karnataka Inhuman, Says IT Employees As IT Companies Seek 14 Hours Work In Bengaluru & Karnataka 2024-07-21 [Trak]

Meghalaya Historic ruling in Meghalaya: High Court orders equal pay for 1,300 MeECL casual workers 2024-07-21 [Today]

Karnataka IT/ITeS staff urge Karnataka government to reconsider long working hours 2024-07-21 [The Economic Times]

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

Karnataka Bengaluru IT industry seeks 14-hour workdays; Employee union objects: Report 2024-07-21 [The Times]

Tamil Nadu Women Workers Faint Due to Fire Accident at Seafood Processing Plant 2024-07-21 [LatestLY]

Karnataka Government set to give lump sum amount as retirement benefit to midday meal workers 2024-07-21 [The Hindu]

30 women workers faint after ammonia gas leak at fish processing plant 2024-07-20 [India Today]

Work-life balance: Why are Indian women feeling work stress more than men? 2024-07-20 [BS]

Majority of Indian employees experience burnout due to work-related stress 2024-07-20 [PTI]

The Contractualisation of Workforce in India’s Factories Continues 2024-07-20 [The Wire]

Andhra Pradesh Worker killed in blast at chemical reactor 2024-07-18 [Hindustan Times]

Telangana Two workers died in an accident at a coal mine 2024-07-18 [PTI]

Gujarat Diamond workers union launches suicide helpline for polishers in Surat, sees 400 calls on first day 2024-07-17 [Indian Express]

India Solidarity with the Striking Contract Workers in Iran 2024-07-17 [CITU]

Community Health Workers take forward the ILC care conclusions 2024-07-17 [PSI]

SEWA India provides members with heat wave insurance 2024-07-17 [IndustriALL]

Karnataka Pervasive, systemic labour violations in this hospital of Bengaluru: NGO team 2024-07-16 [Counterview]

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

Gujarat Three workers suffocate at illegal coal mine 2024-07-14 [PTI]

Undefined roles, dire realities of domestic work Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/undefined-roles-dire-realities-of-domestic-work-3104738 2024-07-14 [The Deccan Herald]

Even the odd jobs: On the Karnataka gig workers bill 2024-07-14 [TheHindu/My Republica]

2 workers killed as heavy boiler falls on them in Thane factory 2024-07-12 [PTI]

Trade Unions will continue to oppose the Pro-Corporate Labour Codes 2024-07-12 [Indian PSU]

Amazon workers endure intense pressure, unsafe working conditions: UNI Global Union 2024-07-12 [UNI]

Himachal Pradesh Shimla: Workers’ union demands regularisation of service 2024-07-11 [The Tribune]

Karnataka Include access to washrooms, safeguards against customer misbehaviour in draft Bill, say women gig workers 2024-07-11 [The Hindu]

Bihar ambulance workers’ strike intensifies amidst wage and labour disputes 2024-07-10 [UNI Global Union]

Amazon workers in India report high pressure, hazards on the job and low pay: UNI Global Union Survey 2024-07-10 [UNI]

Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Federations in India submit workers demands ahead of the budget 2024-07-08 [PSI]

Maharashtra JJ Hospital workers launch indefinite strike 2024-07-04 [HT]

Tamil Nadu Labour officials visit Foxconn factory over reports that they don’t hire married women 2024-07-04 [BT]

Telangana Contract health workers stage protest 2024-07-04 [Express News Service]

Asbestos: The toxic mineral endangering millions in India 2024-07-03 [Al Jazeera]

How injuries Impact Women In Automobile Supply Chain 2024-07-02 [India Spend]

Bihar Bihari journalist killed in stabbing 2024-07-02 [IFJ]

India Telangana Railway unions seek additional posts in operations and safety categories 2024-07-01 [The Hindu]

Tamil Nadu Teaching Foxconn the dignity of labour 2024-07-01 [The Indian Express]

Aware of rights & options, domestic help quick to dump toxic employers 2024-07-01 [TNN]

Worker groups demand social security fund for unorganised workers in Budget 2024-06-27 [The Business Standard]

Tamil Nadu Union Labour Ministry seeks report from Tamil Nadu over reports of married women denied work at Foxconn plant 2024-06-27 [The Hindu]

Amazon admits to flouting safety norms in Indian warehouse 2024-06-27 [UNI Global Union]

India Air Canada flight attendants spend hours responding to bomb threat – unpaid! 2024-06-26 [CUPE]

West Bengal Darjeeling remembers martyrs of 1955 for cause of tea garden workers 2024-06-26 [The News]

Punjab Labour union protests against Tanda MLA over ‘misbehaviour’ with Dalits 2024-06-26 [The Tribune]

Tamil Nadu Reuters report finds Foxconn imposing ‘no-married women’ rule in Tamil Nadu iPhone plant 2024-06-26 [The News Minute]

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