A teenage trafficking survivor in India has won 900,000 rupees ($12,165) in a rare payout that lawyers said was “unprecedented” in size under the country’s compensation schemes for victims. The …
Hundreds of Indian workers demand unpaid wages from Saudi construction firm
Hundreds of Indian migrant workers who were laid off by a construction company in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus pandemic have filed a rare complaint to the Indian government …
U.S. apparel watchdog probes Jockey’s Indian partner after human rights abuse allegations
A top apparel industry watchdog has launched an investigation into underwear maker Jockey International’s Indian partner Page Industries Ltd following allegations of human rights abuses at one of its factories, …
RESHAPING WORK: GIG ECONOMY AROUND THE WORLD
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India: By elevating labour rights to human rights, the SC opens a door
The Covid-19 pandemic has created significant social and political upheaval. One casualty of this upheaval has been the protections and rights guaranteed under our Constitution and our laws to working …
Labour reform gets a leg up, Lok Sabha passes three labour codes
The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed three important labour codes that shall cheer industries and allow them flexibility in hiring and retrenchment, make industrial strikes difficult besides, facilitate ease of doing …
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Who gets reformed, capital or labour? The challenges to Indian labour during the pandemic and times ahead
“The International Labour Organization (ILO) reports that about 400 million people who belong to the massive informal workforce which constitutes 90% of India’s workers fell into poverty during Covid-19 (ILO, …