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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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
News Snippets
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
Shelf life
The Lives of Ants by Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon,Oxford University Press, USA, $28
COVID-19: Bihar profiles returned migrant workers for skills
The industry department has profiled skills of more than 80,000 migrant workers so far