Workers, farmers give the call to “Save India”
On August 9, trade unions and farmers’ organizations across India will conduct a protest against the Narendra Modi government’s anti-worker policies which have intensified during the lockdown
Unions hold coutrywide wide demonstrations against anti-people policies in India
Ten of thousands workers from different trade unions staged a countrywide protest on July 3, which also involved public sector employees, industrial workers, scheme workers and agricultural workers
Indian trade unions protest attack on workers’ rights
Ten central trade unions in India issued a nationwide protest call against the changes being made to labour laws.
Trade unions, left parties slam move by Indian State governments to freeze labor laws
The States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, all of which are ruled by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party, have issued a number of ordinances exempting employers from following labor laws that protect workers’ jobs and wages
Karnataka State government concedes unions’ demands, allows migrants to return home
The State government had earlier decided to seek a halt to special train services for migrant workers from other States to return home amid the COVID-19 crisis. This was after a meeting with real estate developers who reportedly said they want to retain the laborers for construction work
Informal workers bear the brunt of COVID-19 economic slowdown
Across the world, COVID-19 has affected workers as they struggle against layoffs, delayed payment of wages and attacks on their rights to mobilize.
In India, lockdown is being used to attack workers’ rights
On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, president of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions K. Hemalatha talks about the conditions of Indian workers who are bearing the brunt of the lockdown
Around the World in 8 minutes: Colombians protest state negligence
Protests in Colombia against the negligence of the government were repressed by security personnel. The protesters who are victims of internal displacement demanded that the state deliver on its promises.
Delhi airport workers not paid during lockdown, says union
Cargo workers at New Delhi’s international airport say their salaries have been deducted as they were unable to report to work due to the country-wide lockdown in India. The Airport Employees’ Union has taken up the matter
How is Kerala tackling the Coronavirus pandemic?
The southern state in India is one of the few regions in the world which proactively responded to the COVID-19 threat.
An often overlooked region of India is a beacon to the world for taking on the Coronavirus
The Southern Indian state of Kerala has led the way in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic enacting key public health measures as well as economic and social measures to protect the population
After historic strike, India’s workers set to intensify struggle
Over 250 million Indian workers took part in the strike.
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