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Unions ask ILO to discuss attacks on workers� rights [IndustriALL] 2023-06-07

Maharashtra Over 2,500 NTC workers stop work for non-payment of salaries for 8 months [HT] 2023-06-05

Haryana Truce Between Bellsonica Workers, Management; Suspended Employees to be Reinstated [Newsclick] 2023-06-03

Haryana Govt employees, trade unions in Haryana back wrestlers’ protest, to take out rallies today [The Express] 2023-06-01

Manipur Three journalists assaulted by Manipur authorities [IFJ] 2023-05-31

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

Haryana ‘Union membership to contract workers at the heart of labour struggle at Manesar’ [The Hindu] 2023-05-24

Gig-platform jobs through workers’ lens [Global Labour Column] 2023-05-20

West Bengal Jute Mill Workers Union's Conference Calls for Intensified Struggle Against Centre and State Govts [Newsclick] 2023-05-15

Modi government slammed for rejecting independent union involvement [ITUC] 2023-05-13

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Punjab Minister’s supporters face off against union members 2023-06-07 [The Tribune]

Unions ask ILO to discuss attacks on workers� rights 2023-06-07 [IndustriALL]

Tamil Nadu 4 Workers Dismissed by Lotte Choco Pie Factory for Forming Trade Union 2023-06-07 [Newsclick]

WFTU solidarity statement on new fatal train crash 2023-06-07 [WFTU]

Maharashtra Over 2,500 NTC workers stop work for non-payment of salaries for 8 months 2023-06-05 [HT]

Haryana Truce Between Bellsonica Workers, Management; Suspended Employees to be Reinstated 2023-06-03 [Newsclick]

Gujarat Hit by layoff wave, over 50 polishers approach Diamond Worker Union for relief 2023-06-03 [The Express]

Telangana Union sensitises citizens on car fire safety 2023-06-03 [The Siasat Daily]

Punjab Anganwadi centres lack basic facilities: Workers 2023-06-03 [The Tribune]

Haryana Strike ends in Belsonika with reinstatement of 10 suspended workers 2023-06-03 [Countercurrents]

Wrestlers' Protest: Mass Demonstrations Denounce Delhi Police's Treatment of Protesters 2023-06-02 [Newsclick]

Apple petitioned India for slacker labor laws, and unions are fighting back 2023-06-02 [Apple Insider]

Haryana Govt employees, trade unions in Haryana back wrestlers’ protest, to take out rallies today 2023-06-01 [The Express]

Punjab Employees stage protest 2023-05-31 [The Times]

Manipur Three journalists assaulted by Manipur authorities 2023-05-31 [IFJ]

PTR forest watchers warn of strike over pay 2023-05-30 [TNN]

Jharkhand Overhead wire kills six workers empanelled by Indian Railways near Dhanbad 2023-05-30 [Telegraph Online]

Tamil Nadu MTC workers resort to flash strike 2023-05-29 [DTNext]

Andhra Pradesh Construction of 100-bed ESI hospital is needed in industrial zone of Srikakulam district, say CITU leaders 2023-05-29 [The Hindu]

Delhi Workers at India’s Largest Mandi Still Paid Decades-Old Rates, Can’t Afford Vegetables 2023-05-29 [The Wire]

Telangana Hyderabad: Gig workers union demands social security 2023-05-29 [The Hans]

India AIRF/NRMU Conducts Well Being Seminar at Branch Level For more info 2023-05-28 [AIRF INDIA]

Karnataka Dark side of the grey area 2023-05-28 [The Mirror]

Haryana No letup in safai strike, key meet tomorrow 2023-05-28 [The Times]

Punjab ASHA workers’ union protests against govt 2023-05-28 [The Tribune]

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

Court orders ITI to take back 80 sacked workers 2023-05-26 [The Times]

Tata Workers Union meeting discuss grade promotion 2023-05-26 [The Avenue Mail]

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

Assam State Anganwadi Workers and Assistants Union (ASANWU) stage protest for second day 2023-05-25 [The Sentinel]

Coal workers successfully bargain for a wage raise 2023-05-24 [IndustriALL]

West Bengal TMC tea workers’ union to hold series of gate meetings at 287 gardens 2023-05-24 [Millenium Post]

Haryana ‘Union membership to contract workers at the heart of labour struggle at Manesar’ 2023-05-24 [The Hindu]

Unions defending the wellbeing of Indian railway workers 2023-05-24 [ITF]

Why are Indian women struggling with gig economy? 2023-05-23 [Deutsche Welle]

Punjab Farm labourers lay siege to SSP office for 2 hrs 2023-05-23 [The Tribune]

Maharashtra Pandemic lessons: Maha inks labour code for migrant workers 2023-05-23 [The Times]

India Huge Torch/Candle Rallies Protesting Against National Pension Scheme (NPS) in India For more info  ActNOW!  2023-05-21 [AIRF INDIA]

Tamil Nadu Multipurpose health workers demand regularisation of service 2023-05-21 [The Hindu]

Gig-platform jobs through workers’ lens 2023-05-20 [Global Labour Column]

Assam Assam State Electricity Supply Workers’ Union (ASESWU) stage protests at Bijulee Bhawan 2023-05-18 [The Sentinel]

Pay equal pay for equal work, demand Hitachi successor unit contract workers' union 2023-05-17 [Counteview]

JSNGEF Observed International Nursing Day in India 2023-05-17 [UNI Global Union]

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant workers stage protest seeking implementation of wage revision agreement 2023-05-16 [The Hindu]

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

No To ‘Delivery Partners’ Tag; Gig Workers Want Status Of ‘Worker’ To Access Labour Rights 2023-05-15 [Outlook]

West Bengal Jute Mill Workers Union's Conference Calls for Intensified Struggle Against Centre and State Govts 2023-05-15 [Newsclick]

Maharashtra How Pune sanitation workers joined hands to improve each other’s lives 2023-05-13 [The Times]

Modi government slammed for rejecting independent union involvement 2023-05-13 [ITUC]

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This month in labour history


3-06-1977 Police opened fire on a workers' demonstration, killing 12. Thousands of workers from the Bhilai Steel plant and mines had been demonstrating at the police station where strike leader Shankar Guha Niyogi was being held following his arrest. [more]

29-06-1928 The South Indian Railway strike begins. The bosses respond with a lock-out and the colonial government unleashes severe, violent repression. [more]