Working Conditions
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India’s rural employment scheme can build climate resilience – but only if it is fully utilised
Data shows that while the programme reduced poverty and empowered women, it must make changes that will meaningfully benefit workers amid climate change.
Mahima Jain
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Reimagining urban housing for those who have always worked from home
In absence of any overarching policy protecting them, home-based workers are one of the worst affected in the coronavirus pandemic.
Shalini Sinha & Malavika Narayan
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Pretty noxious: Nail salon workers breathe chemical fumes at levels faced by oil refinery workers
Cosmetology is viewed as a relatively safe profession. It isn’t.
Lupita . Montoya, The Conversation & Aaron Lamplugh, The Conversation
Trending
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Jack Ma’s praise of long work weeks has received backlash – but Indians have followed it for years
Employees at Indian firms work far longer than those in any other countries.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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Apple, the $1 trillion company searching for its soul
The company’s value exceeds the GDP of many countries – but it has human rights, ethical and environmental problems to match in its vast supply chain.
Thomas Clarke, The Conversation & Martijn Boersma, The Conversation
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‘Equal work, equal pay’: Why over 3,000 Tamil Nadu nurses went on strike last week
They want regular employment, fixed work hours and better pay.
Vinita Govindarajan
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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‘Equal work, equal pay’: Why over 3,000 Tamil Nadu nurses went on strike last week
They want regular employment, fixed work hours and better pay.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Under pressure: A day in the grueling life of a pharma representative selling medicines in Delhi
In July 2016, a pharmaceutical representative in Indore committed suicide. He left a note saying he could not cope with the pressure of sales targets.
Ankur Paliwal
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In the stone quarries of Madhya Pradesh, lakhs are putting their lungs, limbs and lives at risk
A lack of opportunities is compelling villagers in the arid Vidisha district to take up jobs in mines, many of which are unregulated.
Abhijeet Jadhav
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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Watch: In ‘manual scavenging free’ Gujarat, workers have to clean sewage without any protective gear
The report by Video Volunteers also highlights official apathy towards the conditions of these workers.
Scroll Staff
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400 million workers in India have little security, few entitlements
A new report finds that the great majority of labour in India works in one form or the other of informal employment, allowing those who pay them to dodge labour laws.
India Exclusion Report