All workers unite

...especially in the gigantic unorganised sector, and suddenly the labour fringe becomes the mainstream

Trade Unions

Tit for tat

Slum again

On biosafety bandwagon

India's decision to ratify Cartagena Protocol evokes mixed response

Days and nights of movements

Proposed RCEP trade deal anti-poor, compromises India's food sovereignty: protesters

The proposed mega trade agreement, which India and 15 other countries are negotiating, is likely to compromise food sovereignty of developing …

Indian asbestos workers want life

The NAFTA nightmare continues

The increasing fear of losing jobs to cheaper Mexican labour has prompted many Americans to protest the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Whose apocalypse is it?

Averting the Apocalypse: Social Movements in India Today Arthur Bonner Publisher: Duke University Press, North Carolina Price: US $52.50 (…

Child workers want their unions recognised

The registrar of trade unions has refused to acknowledge the Bal Mazdoor Union (BMU), an association of working children in Delhi. Though the …

Classify COVID-19 as ‘occupational disease’, trade union federation tells UK government

Section of Indian experts say the country needs to follow suit but is a long way off

Simply put: Labour laws

British trade union Amicus builds an international alliance

Labour vs pollution

Ever since the Supreme Court (sc) ordered closure/relocation of polluting units in Delhi, which subsequently left nearly 50,000 people jobless,…

Worldwide support for Binayak Sen

Vindictive move?

Workers don’t count

The recent strike reflects how the workers’ bargaining power has been crushed, and the impotence of the Left to lead them

Nigeria’s WTO candidate gets Africa’s backing

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a candidate contesting for director-general at the World Trade Organization, has worked for 25 years at the World Bank &…

Making labour the fall guy

BJP thinks undoing labour laws will spur a manufacturing boom. Even now workers enjoy little protection or social security

Tamil Nadu’s garment workers ‘modern-day slaves’: Dutch Report

Workers at state’s textile mills are usually Dalit women, who live and work in appalling conditions, says report

Developing issues

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WTO: a mock battle

Protests against Kishanganga dam prompt authorities to impose restrictions on civilians

Residents accuse NHPC of paying too little compensation for land; attempt to stall ongoing work

Rajasthan mine workers form cooperatives