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No one is alien

United, these survive, save and survive

A voluntary organisation is transforming the lifestyles of villagers by involving women in collective work. The men are also following suit, but …

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

Sexual violence is a pervasive threat for female farm workers — here’s how the US could reduce their risk

Studies show 80% of Mexican and Mexican American women farmworkers in US have experienced some form of sexual harassment at work

Reporter’s diary amid COVID-19: Reaching home

Down To Earth’s Vivek Mishra has walked from Delhi to Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh to capture the plight of workers returning home after …

COVID-19 a double whammy for India’s urban poor

There is the shock of the pandemic plus the loss of livelihood

A group of daily wagers are on a fast-unto-death at -14°C in Leh; their voices should be heeded

The workers, in a challenging environment like Ladakh, have alleged inhumanity and discrimination employment regularisation; it’s a gross …

Labour organisation report shows 150 million migrants in global workforce

Two main factors are driving migration at present—economic hardship and geopolitical crises leading to the lack of decent work

Women and capitalism

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Simply Put: Fake calls

Nearly 56 million Indians joined back agriculture in 3 yrs: Is it a good sign or an indicator of an economic distress?

The “India Employment Report 2024” by the ILO says the COVID-19 pandemic reversed a national employment transition from farm to non-…

Coronavirus: Chinese media reports drop in new cases, WHO dismisses any trend

Wuhan hospital director dies due to COVID-19 infection

Children of a lesser god

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Losing proposition

Healthy ruling

On the job

Literacy levels

‘Mobile Girls Koottam' is a witty take on complex issues facing women workers today

If you are feeling a little cynical about politics lately, this book might be just the right dose of magic to push you out of the rut

Expand and diversify migration pathways, says UN chief António Guterres

Returns, re-admissions must be safe, dignified and in full accordance with international law

Where does the world stand 4 months into COVID-19?

It has learnt at a deadly cost that inequality in development has the power to make a health emergency into a long-term problem  

Crushing job: Study points out risks for migrant workers at stone quarries

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj found significant child labour at quarries in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh

Farm income drops in 16 states and union territories

The national average income from cultivation increased by just 3.8 per cent between 2002-03 and 2012-13, when the overall farm sector grew by 3 …

Bamboo musings

Although termed "forest weed" or "the poor man's timber" bamboo's potential may satisfy modernity's growing needs