As companies pour billions into AI, the fight for workers’ rights is being rewritten as a fight for the right to work.
CITU State secretary P. Tejeswara Rao said minimum wages had not been revised in 15 years, even as workers were being forced to put in 12-hour days for meagre pay
Streets in Noida’s industrial belt saw scenes of unrest on April 13. Workers from multiple units had gathered in large numbers, accusing employers of low wages, irregular payments, and exploitative practices. In this episode of the Datapoint, we break down what the unrest in Delhi-NCR’s industrial belt reveals about the nature of work in India. Why are workers inside formal factories still fighting for basic protections? And why do wage hikes often fail to translate into better living conditions?
The Coalition government has failed to fulfil the promises made during the elections to take steps to resolve the long pending issues of employees and teachers even after two years of coming to power
Thousands of workers, many migrants, in the industrial clusters of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are on protest, demanding dignity at work and at least ₹20,000 as minimum wages. A.M. Jigeesh and Ashok Kumar report on how the administration has allegedly resorted to suppression, by taking workers into custody and putting their leaders under house arrest, while announcing marginal pay hikes
Debt, employer control and temporary visa rules can leave migrant workers trapped.
Day after factory workers’ protests turn violent in Noida, 350 arrested; police conduct flag marches; additional forces deployed across industrial area; workers continue to demand improved working conditions; police use lathi charge, tear gas to disperse domestic workers outside high-rise society
Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, a hotel worker in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district
Opposition blames ruling BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for ignoring workers