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The invisible lives of sanitation workers who clean Mumbai’s drains to keep it from drowning
Seasonal sanitation workers from rural Maharashtra migrated to Mumbai’s slums to desilt stormwater drains before the monsoon. Despite the...
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NHRC India Investigates Worker Deaths Following Industrial Explosion In Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India took suo motu cognizance of reports about a reactor blast at a private industrial...
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Odisha government announces period leave for women
Odisha became the third state in India to introduce menstrual leave for women in both public and private sectors. Deputy Chief Minister...
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Farmer suicides: BKU to collect data from 1,500 villages
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ekta Ugrahan began collecting data on farmer suicides from its units in approximately 1,500 villages...
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EPFO adds 19.29 lakh net members in June 2024
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) reported adding 10.25 lakh net new members in June 2024, with a total net addition of...
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Labour ministry launches centralised portal for construction workers
The government launched the Building and Other Construction Workers (BoCW) Management Information System (MIS) portal to register...
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Urban Unemployment Rate Dips To 6.6% In Q1FY25: PLFS
In Q1FY25, urban unemployment in India declined to 6.6%, improving from 6.7% in Q4FY24, according to the National Statistical Office's...
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Women dominate manufacturing jobs in urban India, says Mospi report
The "Women and Men in India, 2023" report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation revealed that a higher proportion of...
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IT Professionals Protest Against The 14-Hour Work Day Proposal In Karnataka
In July 2024, Karnataka's state labour minister, Santosh Lad, proposed the controversial Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments...
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Visakhapatnam port workers to launch indefinite strike from August 28 as part of nationwide stir
On August 20, a coalition of Indian port workers' unions announced a nationwide strike set to begin on August 28. This action, driven by...
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Commuters irked as auto, taxi drivers begin 2-day strike in Delhi-NCR
Transportation services in parts of Delhi and the NCR were disrupted due to a two-day strike by auto and taxi driver unions. Kishan...
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Survey to find if anyone still doing manual scavenging in Ahmedabad district
The Ahmedabad district administration initiated a seven-day survey to identify ongoing instances of manual scavenging, despite the...
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Labour ministry rebuts Citigroup's research report on employment in India
The Ministry of Labour and Employment in India rebutted a Citigroup report predicting insufficient job creation despite a 7% growth rate....
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Labourer dies after being buried under pipeline at refinery
A tragic incident occurred at the Pachpadra refinery in Balotra district, where a labourer named Nasir Khan died after being buried under...
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'Access (In)Equality Index': How Do States Fare in Terms of Basic Amenities and Healthcare?
The Access (In)Equality Index (AEI) 2024 report, authored by Siddhartha Bhasker, Deepanshu Mohan, Aditi Desai, Jheel Doshi, and Aryan...
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India's economic growth masks deepening income inequality & sectoral disparities
India’s robust GDP growth of 8% for FY24, highlighting macroeconomic stability and significant foreign capital inflows. However, it...
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INDIA AMBULANCE WORKERS’ STRIKE INTENSIFIES AMIDST WAGE AND LABOUR DISPUTES
Nearly six thousand ambulance workers in Bihar, employed by PDPL and contracted to the State Health Society, are striking due to...
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India must labour to generate 78.5 lakh non-farm jobs every year
The Economic Survey estimated that India needs to generate 78.5 lakh jobs annually in the non-farm sector until 2030 to accommodate the...
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Centre likely to lodge complaint against International Labour Organisation’s India Employment Report
India plans to raise a complaint against the International Labour Organization (ILO) regarding its 2024 India Employment Report. The...
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Employment rate rises 6% provisionally in FY24 from 3.2% in FY23: RBI data
The Reserve Bank of India’s data revealed a significant increase in employment, with the country’s employment rate growing by 6% in the...
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