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Economic survey 2024: India has 18.3% unpaid workers, 57.3% of total workforce self-employedThe ongoing deaths of sanitation workers in India, particularly those from the Dalit community, highlight a
The ongoing deaths of sanitation workers in India, particularly those from the Dalit community, highlight a severe human rights crisis....
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43 Deaths in Sewers & Septic Tanks in 6 Months But Govt and Budget Silent on it
The ongoing deaths of sanitation workers in India, particularly those from the Dalit community, highlight a severe human rights crisis....
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Cleanliness Goes for a Toss as Valmiki Community Sanitation Workers Strike Over Recruitment Dispute in Rajasthan
The sanitation workers’ strike in Jaipur, led by the Samyukta Valmiki and Safai Karmachari Sangh, has severely disrupted the city’s waste...
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BMC Community Health Volunteers and ASHA Workers on Strike in Mumbai
On June 11, 2024, four thousand Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) and two thousand ASHA Workers employed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal...
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Govt employees to get six-month maternity, child care leave for surrogacy
The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, underwent significant updates. The revised rules granted commissioning mothers who opted...
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EPF withdrawal benefits extended to members with under 6 months of service
The Indian labour ministry amended the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, to ensure that members with less than six months of...
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‘Underpaid and Socially Outcast’: The Plight of Sheikh Sanitation Workers in Kashmir
Sheikh community, a marginalized group in Kashmir, primarily working as sanitation workers. Mohammad Ayyub Sheikh, a 43-year-old worker,...
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Dalit Youth taken 350 km away to work in brik kiln, beaten after asking for food
In Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, a Dalit youth named Mukesh Paswan faced a harrowing ordeal. Sunil Tiwari and his son Anuj Tiwari allegedly...
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600 Families, Mostly Dalits, Face Homelessness and Job Loss: Will the Government Hear the Pleas of Manjolai Tea Estate Workers in Tamil Nadu?
The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd (BBTCL) operated the Manjolai tea estate under a 99-year lease, set to expire in 2028. As the...
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Ministry of Labour & Employment showcases e-Shram portal at 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva
The Ministry of Labour & Employment launched the e-Shram portal to create a comprehensive database of unorganised workers, authenticated...
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Paytm layoffs: Employees file complaint with Labour Ministry over 'unfair termination'
The Ministry of Labour and Employment received complaints from dozens of Paytm workers who said they were fired unfairly and without...
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NHRC notice to Centre over ‘anti-labour practices’ at warehouse in Haryana
In response to reports that one of a multinational company's warehouses in Manesar, Haryana, is asking its workers to swear that they...
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Labour Welfare and Employment Index will promote labour uniformity
The Indian government has been working on a new Labour Welfare and Employment Index (LWEl) expected to be launched in July 2024. This...
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Union Labour Ministry seeks report from Tamil Nadu over reports of married women denied work at Foxconn plant
The government of India looked into allegations that married women were not hired at Foxconn's iPhone manufacturing in Tamil Nadu due to...
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UP: Dalit Youth Taken 350 km Away to Work in Brick Kiln, Beaten After Asking for Food
In Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, a Dalit youth named Mukesh Paswan faced a harrowing ordeal. Sunil Tiwari and his son Anuj lured Mukesh 350...
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Bleeding Doesn't Make Us Impure! How Dalit Safai Karamchari Women Lead the Charge for Menstrual Justice in India
The Menstrual Justice movement, led by Dalit Safaikarmachari women, addressed the stigmatization and discrimination associated with...
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ILO promotes decent work for waste pickers
Representatives from the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Türkiye have started important conversations with garbage...
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ILO and the UK work together to improve Lebanon's domestic social protection system.
In order to help the Government of Lebanon and its social partners execute the newly approved National Social Protection Strategy, the...
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Commuting accidents will be covered under the Bangladeshi garment industry injury plan
The compensation for accidents that may occur during a worker's commute to and from work has been included to the pilot employment injury...
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The ILO Director-General in Cameroon emphasizes the value of collaboration in establishing decent work and expanding social protection.
From May 12 to 15, 2024, Gilbert F. Houngbo, the Director-General of the ILO, visited Cameroon on official business. A number of...
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