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

· Jan 27, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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

· Jan 26, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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

· Jan 26, 2023 · 09:00 am

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

· Jul 23, 2022 · 07:30 am

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

· May 30, 2022 · 07:30 am

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

· May 27, 2022 · 09:00 am

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

· May 21, 2022 · 06:30 am

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

· May 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm

‘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

· Jan 13, 2022 · 11:30 am

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

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Ambika Tandon

· Nov 23, 2021 · 09:00 am

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

· Sep 08, 2021 · 06:30 am

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

· Dec 24, 2020 · 11:30 pm