Workers' Rights
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Centre owes Rs 6,366 crore in dues to states under MGNREGS
The highest amount of Rs 2,770 crore is owed to West Bengal.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court asks Centre to respond to petition about pending MGNREGA wages
The petitioners told the court that Rs 13,000 crore in payments to workers under the rural employment scheme were pending.
Scroll Staff
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Why the Centre has not paid MGNREGA wages in Bengal for a year
How the right to work has been suspended in the state as a result of a bitter political battle over upcoming elections.
Nachiket Deuskar
Trending
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Women’s 25m pistol team wins gold; 50m 3P team win silver
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Rs 2 crore in 9 months: A helpline is assisting workers recover wages
India Labourline, which focuses on wage disputes, compensation delays and rights violations, offers a useful model to reach India’s huge unorganised workforce.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Urban Company seeks legal stay on protests by women workers in Gurugram
Since December 20, around 50 women ‘partners’ at the home services provider have been protesting against changes in its policy in the beauty category.
Aishwarya Iyer & Scroll Staff
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Panic and uncertainty: What the race to reduce delivery times means for workers
Companies argue that quick-delivery advancements are possible because of increasingly robust supply networks, and not increased pressure on drivers.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Video
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Watch: When cricket legend Kapil Dev got ‘kidnapped’ for a streaming platform’s World Cup 2023 ad
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Watch: Musician uses AI to make Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and others sing together
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Watch: Models flaunt duct tape dress, post-it suit, and other symbols of fast-paced life
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Watch: Riders stranded upside down after amusement park ride malfunctions in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: A capella group sings mashup of a song from ‘Roja’ in three different languages
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Beaten, not broken: Meet Shiv Kumar and Nodeep Kaur, young labour activists inspired by Bhagat Singh
Born to Dalit farm labourers, they grew up to be industrial workers. Even police torture hasn’t dented their resolve to fight for workers’ rights.
Vijayta Lalwani
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AIIMS nurses cannot continue with their strike, rules Delhi High Court
After the court order, the AIIMS administration extended an invitation to the protesting nurses’ union for a meeting at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Scroll Staff
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Why the new labour codes leave India’s workers even more precariously poised than before
The legislations take India back to the British era when slavery was a norm, workers organisations said in this note to MPs earlier this week.
Working People’s Charter
The Reel
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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In Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘Paradise’, an Indian marriage is tested by the Sri Lankan economic crisis
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‘Aankh Micholi’ trailer: Two families clash over a wedding
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Watch: Faith is put to the test in coming-of-age film ‘Bhagwan Bharose’
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‘Mission Raniganj’ trailer: Akshay Kumar stars in film about a mine rescue mission
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Beyond minimum wages: For equitable growth, India must maximise labour’s share in national income
India needs a new framework for workers’ rights.
Ashish Khetan
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It’s time India started a department for the Forgotten Resident Indians who build and run our cities
The country’s shadow citizens – domestic workers, waste pickers, labourers, construction workers, dhobis and many more – must finally be given their due.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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By crowdfunding benefits for embattled workers, app-based services are evading their own obligations
Why are India’s app-based firms, which have multi-million dollar valuations, appealing to the public to help them offer security to their own workers?
Kaveri Medappa & Pradyumna Taduri
The Field
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Asian Games, Equestrian: Sudipti Hajela reflects on first gold in 41 years – ‘It feels surreal’
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Women’s 25m pistol team wins gold; 50m 3P team win silver
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27 schedule: Campaign begins for women’s hockey, Shiva Thapa in boxing
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Watch, Asian Games: The Indian dressage team win the country’s first equestrian gold after 41 years
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Asian Games, Hockey: Ishika Chaudhary’s self-driven journey from Gwalior to Hangzhou, and beyond