Labour Rights
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Darjeeling’s tea garden workers are struggling to make ends meet
The workers are paid meagre wages, bound by a colonial labour system, without land rights and with little access to government schemes.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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Three deaths every day: India’s labour safety laws have been diluted in the name of reforms
As many as 3,331 deaths were recorded between 2018 and 2020, but only 14 people were imprisoned for offences under the Factories Act, 1948 during this period.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
The wealthy and the rich have helped undermine the fundamental rights enshrined to all and have disenfranchised their fellow Indians.
Nandita Haksar
Trending
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Journalist Nidhi Razdan quits NDTV
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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Watch: Bengaluru waiter effortlessly carries 16 plates of dosa, serves several customers at once
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Watch: Pakistani TV anchors are stunned by Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul’s lavish wedding gifts
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A decade after Maruti Suzuki factory violence: How the media undermined the workers’ protest
The mainstream news gave precedence to the statements of the company management and turned a blind eye to the concerns about poor labour practices.
Faiz Ullah
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Ease of doing business has actually meant ease of violations – at the cost of workers’ lives
A model that views regulation and approvals as an impediment to economic growth has fostered inhuman and exploitative working conditions.
Maya John
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How gig work platforms exploit workers while claiming to promote entrepreneurship
All aspects of work, including pay, are strictly regulated and standardised, leaving little scope for upskilling.
Chiara Furtado
Video
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Watch: Bystander, police officer rescue driver moments before crashed car bursts into flames
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Watch: Bengaluru waiter effortlessly carries 16 plates of dosa, serves several customers at once
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Watch: Pakistani TV anchors are stunned by Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul’s lavish wedding gifts
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Watch: McDonald’s first automated outlet is open for business in Texas, US
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Watch: Woman caught on camera shoplifting in a bookstore in Jalandhar, Punjab
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The precarious lives of Chinese delivery workers who keep the country running through ‘zero-Covid’
Beyond the valourised narratives about their efforts is a struggle on multiple fronts, from occupational hazards to alienation by the Communist party-state.
Anand P Krishnan
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Interview: ‘India should prioritise employment generation in its macroeconomic policy’
The country needs a universal minimum wage, social security, safe working conditions and proper execution of labour laws, says labour economist Shyam Sundar.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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‘We’re being pushed into poverty’: Voices of women who took on the unicorn start-up Urban Company
Frustrated by rules they see as onerous, a bunch of beauticians are speaking up – and sometimes being heard.
Karishma Mehrotra
The Reel
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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In Ranjan Palit’s new film, a ‘watchdog society’ filled with persecution and paranoia
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Are India’s much-lauded startups failing their women workers?
Recent protests outside Urban Company’s head office highlight the gendered nature of work in the country’s digital economy.
Abhishek Sekharan & Ambika Tandon
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Why violence against domestic workers in Bangladesh largely goes unreported and unpunished
Poor families are hesitant about seeking action against abusive employers. Besides, a lax legal system allows abusers to get away.
Faisal Mahmud
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Ocean fishing boats could be using forced labour, scientists find using satellite data
A study shows that up to 100,000 individuals may have been victims of forced labour between 2012 and 2018 on 16,000 ships examined.
Gavin McDonald, The Conversation
The Field
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IND v NZ: Gill’s century and Pandya’s four-for helps India win by 168 runs and clinch series 2-1
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IND vs NZ: Reactions as Shubman Gill scores his first T20I century – ‘Unreal, smooth, clean striking
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IND vs NZ: India go in with Umran Malik over Yuzvendra Chahal in series decider at Ahmedabad
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Watch: Sachin Tendulkar’s speech as Shafali Verma-led U19 World Cup winning-team is felicitated
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Cricket: Nepal board lifts suspension on Sandeep Lamichhane