“Street vendors form an integral part of the Indian economy—most of the population depends on hawkers for affordable goods and services. By making goods and services available at doorsteps, or …
India: Migrants Important In Nation-Building, Their Rights Cannot Be Ignored: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Migrants play a very vital role in building the nation and their rights cannot be ignored at all, the Supreme Court said Thursday while asking the Centre to devise …
Migrant care workers came to help the UK. Now they’re trapped in debt bondage
Meera Stephen came to Britain with a big suitcase and even bigger dreams. The 27-year-old had left Kerala in south India to work at a care home in Manchester, one …
Delhi fire glare on new labour law risk: Rights body
A labour rights body has cited Friday’s fire in Delhi that killed 30 workers to express the fear that workplace tragedies will become more frequent after the upcoming implementation of …
The Race for Faster Delivery: Are Gig Workers Even in the Race?
The modern world is engaged in a rat race and we are all supposedly the bait. The ever-increasing aspiration to become more technologically advanced, beating the rivals in the race, …
Landmark Dindigul Agreement to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Eastman Exports Natchi Apparels with the Support of Global Allies
Today Eastman Exports Global Clothing Private Limited, the Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, and Global Labor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum, along …
Indian supplier to UK fashion brands agrees to pay £3m in unpaid wages
India’s largest garment company has paid out an estimated £3m in unpaid wages to tens of thousands of workers, after two years of refusing to pay the legal minimum wage. …
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India: Improving the Street Vendors Act: Limitations and Gaps and way forward
“The street vendors act is an essential piece of legislation for Indian street vendors that has significantly contributed to improving their status in the country and protecting their rights. There …