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

· Aug 07, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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

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Malavika Narayan

· Aug 30, 2020 · 03:30 pm

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

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Aaron Lamplugh, The Conversation

· Nov 23, 2019 · 11:30 pm

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

· Apr 18, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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

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Martijn Boersma, The Conversation

· Aug 07, 2018 · 01:30 pm

‘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

· Dec 03, 2017 · 12:30 pm

‘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

· Dec 03, 2017 · 12:30 pm

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

· Aug 30, 2017 · 02:30 pm

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

· May 10, 2017 · 09:30 pm

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

· May 13, 2016 · 11:00 am

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

· Jun 23, 2014 · 06:36 am