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Gig workers call 5-hour nationwide shutdown, seek Rs 20 per km [Lokmat Times] 2026-05-16

Indian trade unions mobilize in solidarity with low-wage workers [PD] 2026-05-13

SBI workers in India announce nationwide strike following two years of unresolved issues [UNI Global Union] 2026-05-13

SBI employees’ 2-day strike on May 25 and 26 [ET] 2026-05-06

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Trade union leaders demand immediate release of workers arrested in Noida protest [HT] 2026-04-29

What Noida’s wildcat strikes tell us about the Labour Codes’ broken promise [The Hindu] 2026-04-25

Singhitarai explosion exposes systemic OSH failures in India [IndustriALL] 2026-04-20

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Gig workers’ union calls for five-hour shutdown over rising fuel costs; protest on Saturday 2026-05-16 [The Economic Times]

Gig workers call 5-hour nationwide shutdown, seek Rs 20 per km 2026-05-16 [Lokmat Times]

Indian trade unions mobilize in solidarity with low-wage workers 2026-05-13 [PD]

SBI workers in India announce nationwide strike following two years of unresolved issues 2026-05-13 [UNI Global Union]

SBI employees’ 2-day strike on May 25 and 26 2026-05-06 [ET]

Re-union: India Inc marching towards collective bargaining? 2026-05-04 [The Indian Express]

May Day Under Police Watch in Noida: Workers’ Resistance Persists 2026-05-02 [NewsClick]

CITU: Centre of India Trade Unions; May Day 202 manifesto 2026-05-01 [CITU]

Joint statement issued by the Platform of Central Trade Unions -CTUs and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha- SKM on 28th April 2026 2026-05-01 [CITU]

May Day Manifesto 2026 2026-05-01 [CITU]

The Unrest in Noida is Proof that India's Labour Regime Is Not Working for Workers 2026-04-29 [The Wire]

Trade unions, SKM allege ‘widespread repression’ of workers' protest 2026-04-29 [The Telegraph]

Trade union leaders demand immediate release of workers arrested in Noida protest 2026-04-29 [HT]

Unions warn India-NZ FTA could lead to migrant exploitation 2026-04-28 [RNZ]

What Noida’s wildcat strikes tell us about the Labour Codes’ broken promise 2026-04-25 [The Hindu]

How Welfare Discourse Erodes Women’s Labour Rights In India 2026-04-21 [Feminism in India]

Singhitarai explosion exposes systemic OSH failures in India 2026-04-20 [IndustriALL]

How India’s labour laws exclude ASHA, anganwadi and other workers by treating them as ‘volunteers’ 2026-04-18 [Bar and Bench]

Over 1500 workers strike at Motherson India plant demanding salary hike 2026-04-16 [Udayvani]

Port workers to intensify protests across major ports 2026-04-15 [The Indian Express]

Left, trade unions slam brutal repression of NCR workers 2026-04-15 [The Pioneer]

From Noida to Manesar: Anger over low pay sparks labour unrest, call for uniform minimum wages in four states 2026-04-14 [Business Today]

Noida acts after workers' protests: Weekly off, double pay, medical cover and helplines rolled out 2026-04-13 [TNN]

Noida workers protest: Key issues, wages, and other demand, 10 top things to know 2026-04-13 [TOI]

Why Noida workers' protests turned violent: Wage gap, rising anger and Manesar stir spillover 2026-04-13 [TOI]

Why India needs a separate law for domestic workers even though the Centre is opposed to it 2026-04-09 [Scroll]

Domestic Workers And The Law That Still Won’t See Them 2026-04-09 [Feminism in India]

The codes of despair 2026-04-07 [Telegraph ]

Paid holiday on polling days for employees, casual & daily wage workers in upcoming elections 2026-04-05 [ZeeBiz]

Trade unions observe Black Day against labour codes 2026-04-05 [The Pioneer]

Stop the Killing of Sanitation Workers in India 2026-04-02 [PSI]

6 am email, 30,000 jobs gone: Oracle layoffs shock 12,000 in India, hit globally 2026-04-01 [India Today]

Myopic subserviance of Modi Government to US interests puses country to unwanted crisis 2026-03-30 [CITU]

PSI Statement: Stop the Killing of Sanitation Workers in India 2026-03-27 [PSI]

Telugu producer's council calls for non-union professionals amid workers' strike 2026-03-26 [India Today]

Govt supports gig workers’ ride, but delivery doubt persists 2026-03-25 [The Times]

The anatomy of a protest: Why workers across refineries in India are striking work? 2026-03-25 [News Laundry]

Historic nationwide strike 2026-03-25 [Samtamarg]

Just transition is leaving workers behind 2026-03-24 [IndustriALL]

Domestic helps yearn for rights 2026-03-21 [DTNext]

Women in trades breaking barriers in India 2026-03-20 [USW]

Indian unions unite around organizing and Just Transition 2026-03-20 [IndustriALL]

Supreme court observations on menstrual leave reflect deeply flawed approach to women workers rights 2026-03-20 [CITU]

Important Conference on Rights and Social Security of Unorganised Workers Held in Bishnupur 2026-03-17 [Lokmat Times]

Supreme Court Turns Down Plea On Menstrual Leaves 2026-03-13 [NDTV]

Silent Force: Women behind the Cooperative Movement 2026-03-09 [Indian Cooperative]

Workers in Germany mobilise against BASF plans to relocate jobs to India 2026-03-09 [IndustriAll Europe]

‘Working in a Furnace’: Heat is making India’s garment workers sick 2026-03-03 [Down to Earth]

Tata Motors Workers’ Union Passes Key Resolutions at 2026 AGM 2026-03-01 [The Avenue Mail]

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