Lt. Col. Nitisha & Ors v. Union of India & Ors

Supreme Court of India decision: NITISHA finding systemic discrimination that disproportionately impacted women in employment.   The Supreme Court found that although the criteria used to determine a permanent commission was …

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities

On February 11, 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India in Vikash Kumar v. Union Public Service Commission (Vikash Kumar) held that that an individual suffering from …

Stung by COVID-19, Indian businesses rethink worker benefits

“Anxious to plug the shortfall of informal workers and heal the scars left by last year’s strict lockdown, a growing number of Indian companies are offering off-the-books labourers perks normally …

Indian teenage trafficking survivor wins ‘unprecedented’ compensation

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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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No #MeToo for Women Like Us” Poor Enforcement of India’s Sexual Harassment Law

“In 1992, Bhanwari Devi, a government social worker in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, was gang-raped in front of her husband by higher caste neighbors angered by her efforts …

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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

23 October 2020 | 8 AM – 10:30 AM EDT; 2 PM – 4:30 PM CEST; 5:30 PM – 7 PM IST Register Here How does the experience of platform …

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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 …

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