Workers in India go on strike for living wages and social protection and other stories

Today we look at a strike by government scheme workers in India, a violent eviction drive by police in the Indian state of Assam, and more

September 24, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up, we take a look at the All India Scheme Workers’ Strike to demand regularization of employment, a minimum wage, and social protection; the killing of 2 protestors by police during a violent eviction drive in the Indian state of Assam; the boycott of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit by hundreds of social movements due to its promotion of pro-corporate interests; and the ‘Two State Solution Act’ introduced in the U.S. Congress regarding the United States’ official policy towards Israel and Palestine.