Worker resistance stops Karnataka government’s plan to increase IT work hours
The Karnataka IT/ITes Employees Union (KITU) is the only registered union for IT and related industries in India’s southern state of Karnataka, the hub of the software industry in the country.
“We are not corporate slaves”: Indian tech workers fight for dignity
Asserting that “A Healthy Work-Life Balance is Every Employee’s Right,” almost 700 tech workers protested in India’s IT hub Bangalore on March 9, demanding the enforcement of labor laws, regulation of work hours, and codification of “Right to Disconnect”.
100 days of strike: Texprint workers in Italy demand rights and dignity
The workers of textile printing company Texprint srl. in Prato, Italy, have been on strike since January 18 demanding the reduction of their exploitative 12-hour daily work shifts to a maximum of eight hours per day
Responding to Spanish trade union’s lawsuit, European Court orders companies to record employees’ work timing
From the data provided by the lower court, the European Court highlighted that 53.7% of Spanish employees’ overtime hours were not recorded.
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