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Delhi Delhi's waste workers keep city running despite being underpaid, overworked and largely invisible [The New Indian Express] 04-07-2026


Graveyard to Green Yard: hace un año, los trabajadores lograron una victoria histórica [IndustriALL] 03-07-2026


Karnataka App-based workers union to legally oppose attempt to strike down Gig Workers Act [The Hindu] 03-07-2026


Delhi NCR Labour Strike Aftermath Reveals Uneven Wages, Mass Arrests & Fragile Unions [The Quint] 30-06-2026


ILO Workshop Promotes Safer and Women-Friendly Workplaces in India [Devi Discourse] 28-06-2026



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Odisha Udala bus operators launch indefinite strike over assault on conductor 2026-07-12 [Kalinga]

Haryana Panipat refinery workers protest, warn of hunger strike 2026-07-12 [The Tribune]

Индийские социальные медработницы пригрозили массовыми забастовками 2026-07-10 [dialectic.club]

Haryana ASHA workers across Haryana protest, press for better pay and job security 2026-07-07 [The Hindu]

Andhra Pradesh Cab Drivers’ Strike Enters Fourth Day in Vizag 2026-07-05 [The Chronicle]

Global Tamil Nadu Unlabeled Pills Given to Silence Period Pain on India's Garment Lines, Investigation Finds For more info 2026-07-05 [The Labour Pulse]

Telangana Drain duty without protection raises alarm 2026-07-04 [Hans]

Delhi Delhi's waste workers keep city running despite being underpaid, overworked and largely invisible 2026-07-04 [The New Indian Express]

Karnataka App-based workers union to legally oppose attempt to strike down Gig Workers Act 2026-07-03 [The Hindu]

Graveyard to Green Yard: hace un año, los trabajadores lograron una victoria histórica 2026-07-03 [IndustriALL]

Karnataka Trade unions reject government’s minimum wage review proposal 2026-07-02 [Bangalore Mirror]

Telangana Singarenin workers demand formation of 12th Wage Board 2026-07-02 [Hans India]

Karnataka Seven workers killed as boulder crash onto quarry workers 2026-07-02 [TOI]

Himachal Pradesh Mid-day meal workers hold strike in himachal demanding better pay and social security 2026-07-02 [The News Mill]

Karnataka Quick commerce warehouse closure leaves 250 workers in Bengaluru without pay, alleges union 2026-07-01 [The Hindu]

India Fired by an algorithm, gig workers say they never got a chance to speak For more info 2026-06-30 [The Labour Pulse]

Delhi NCR Labour Strike Aftermath Reveals Uneven Wages, Mass Arrests & Fragile Unions 2026-06-30 [The Quint]

West Bengal More than 20 injured as massive fire breaks out at Haldia Petrochemicals 2026-06-30 [ET]

Tamil Nadu Ammonia gas leak toll reaches 13 2026-06-29 [New Indian Express]

Rajasthan Sanitation workers strike enters 3rd day 2026-06-29 [The Print]

Squeezing the Indian working class 2026-06-29 [DH]

Maharashtra Mumbai Cab Strike: App Based Drivers Launch Indefinite Hunger Protest, Demand Fair Fares and Bike Taxi Ban 2026-06-28 [Good Returns]

Punjab Ludhiana: Contract staff reject PSPCL’s 15% salary hike offer, stir continues 2026-06-28 [The Times]

ILO Workshop Promotes Safer and Women-Friendly Workplaces in India 2026-06-28 [Devi Discourse]

Manipur Drivers’ Union threatens indefinite strike from July 1 over NH-37 conditions 2026-06-27 [Northeast Now]

Tamil Nadu Union seeks implementation of assurances given after sanitation workers’ strike 2026-06-27 [The Hindu]

Graveyard to Green Yard: one year ago, workers won a landmark victory 2026-06-26 [IndustriALL]

NFR Employees’ Union BGM in Guwahati Highlights Opposition to New Pension Scheme 2026-06-25 [The Sentinel]

Singapore India mission steps in as 400 workers in Singapore go unpaid 2026-06-25 [India Today]

West Bengal Kolkata warehouse collapse: Was safety alarm raised by labour union ignored? 2026-06-25 [India Today]

Gujarat How one Indian textile worker copes with extreme heat in factory work and cramped living quarters 2026-06-25 [CP]

Global ‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ The Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI 2026-06-24 [The Guardian]

Andhra Pradesh YSRCP Alleges Privatization Bid Behind APSRTC PPP Plan 2026-06-23 [The Morning Voice]

A domestic worker's murder raises questions about the value we place on the women who cook, clean, care for our families. 2026-06-22 [The Times]

Visibilising The Invisible: Supreme Court Recognises The Economic Value Of Women’s Domestic Work 2026-06-22 [Feminism in India]

Himachal Pradesh Mid-Day Meal workers hold statewide strike in Himachal, demand better pay, social security benefits 2026-06-22 [ANI]

Maharashtra BEST employees continue strike over demand for regularisation of contract workers 2026-06-21 [The News Mill]

Punjab ASHA workers clash with police over pay, retirement demands 2026-06-21 [The Times]

As ILO convention turns 30, India’s home-based workers demand equal rights 2026-06-21 [Al Jazeera]

Rajasthan Sanitation workers begin hunger strike over recruitment demands 2026-06-20 [The Times]

Rural workers announce indefinite nationwide protest against VB-G RAM G from July 1 2026-06-20 [Maktoob Media]

Maharashtra BEST strike cripples Mumbai buses as unions defy court orders 2026-06-19 [India Today]

Haryana Rewari workers in Haryana fume over safety risks in wake of recent factory fires 2026-06-19 [The Tribune]

Karnataka Civic workers stage protest demanding regularisation, abolition of contract system 2026-06-19 [The Hindu]

Global Telangana AIRF/SCRMU Conducts Trade Union Education Programme at Kazipet For more info 2026-06-18 [AIRF]

Trade unions to protest in Delhi on June 29 against Labour Codes 2026-06-18 [Hans]

Andhra Pradesh RTC JAC: Give up move to privatise E-buses in Andhra Pradesh 2026-06-18 [The New Indian Express]

Karnataka ‘ASHA Workers Have To Fight For Everything, That’s The Tragedy Of Our Lives’ 2026-06-18 [Behan Box]

Meghalaya State domestic workers seek Rs 600 daily wage 2026-06-17 [The Times]

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