The Google Workers Who Voted to Unionize in Pittsburgh Are Part of Tech’s Huge Contractor Workforce

On Tuesday afternoon, a group of tech professionals in Pittsburgh who work at Google—but not for Google—voted to form a union. It’s likely the first time that white-collar workers in the technology …

India: Employment Laws in a GIG Economy

While providing an overview on the Gig economy, the article deals with the criticisms faced and the weaknesses of the gig economy. Specifically, the article deals with the criticisms based …

Hostel Takeover: Living Conditions, Reference Dependence, and the Well-being of Migrant Workers

This paper studies the housing conditions of migrant workers in the ready-made garments production in Shahi Exports, a partner for the study. The study measured the change in the management …

Decent Work and Economic Growth in the South Indian Garment Industry

This report focuses on the South Indian garment industry clustered around Tirupur and specifically on the labour challenges faced by the industry. We conducted 135 interviews and engaged in a …

About time we made space for street vendors in Delhi | Opinion

The famous roadside books bazaar at Daryaganj has not been held for the last four weeks following the Delhi high court’s order banning weekly market at Netaji Subhash Marg, which …

Children at Work, Child Labor and Modern Slavery in India: An Overview

The paper summarizes the problem of child labor and modern slavery in India. The paper discusses the broad definitions of child labor and modern slavery, the extent of the problem …

Petition in Supreme Court seeks to ensure safety of Indian workers in the Gulf

“CHENNAI: Soon Indian workers migrating to the Gulf countries may get at least minimum protection to their life, dignity, and wage, as the Supreme Court has sought the response of …

With Supreme Court order on pensions, 4 crore invisible home-base workers move closer to recognition

Last Friday, the Supreme Court handed out a landmark ruling when it ordered a garments firm named Godvari Garments Limited to pay Rs 10 lakh in pensions to women who stitched clothes …

India: Informal workers’ rights with respect to the payment of minimum wages (Code of Wages, 2019)

In August 2019, the Indian Parliament passed the Code on Wages, 2019 (“Wages Code”).  The Wages Code, along with codes on social security, industrial safety and welfare, and industrial relations …

Indian unions hold nationwide protest against anti-worker labour law ‘reforms’

A massive wave of protest across the country on 2 August against the Modi government’s corporate friendly labour law reforms highlights the crisis of social dialogue in India. Workers across …