India’s migrant construction workers: An analysis of their welfare framework

There are prominent shortcomings in implementation, especially registration of workers and and collection and distribution of Cess

Fighting malnutrition, 4 meals a day: Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon shows the way

Anganwadi workers cook meals and personally deliver them to homes across 3 blocks of Rajnandgaon district 

Drying up of MGNREGA allocation will shrink the rural economy further

The focus of MGNREGA has, over time, shifted from employment creation to asset creation 

COVID-19 worsened sanitation workers’ condition globally; WaterAid calls for action

Nearly 44% of respondents from India reported challenges in meeting their daily expenses during COVID-19 lockdowns; situation grim across South …

Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods

Neurocysticercosis triggered by tapeworms that easily travel between humans and pigs present a real, imminent danger of zoonosis; an …

We’re scared of 3rd COVID-19 wave: Migrant workers reflect on 2 years of turbulence

Two years on, ripples from the first COVID-19 wave continue to cast a shadow on lives of migrant workers

Rural distress: Demand for MGNREGA work sees spike again

This points to rural distress despite absence of COVID-19 restrictions on economic activities for past few months   

COVID-19 third wave: Returning workers may have led to Jharkhand spike

COVID-19 situation dire in Jharkhand, with healthcare workers, rural residents infected; state has no wherewithal for genome sequencing

Odisha Panchayat polls: Caught in a web of debt, exploitative labour only option for migrant villagers

Panchayat elections have little significance for migrant villagvers who won't be casting their votes

New WHO / ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers 

The joint publication encourages countries to strengthen the protection of health workers by improving the management of occupational health and …

Stop attacking health workers, cease hostilities in Ukraine: WHO

Attacks on health workers have led to at least 12 deaths and 34 injuries in Ukraine since February 24

Ticking time bomb: The perilous lives of garment workers amid the pandemic

Women workers in garment industry share stories of gender discrimination, insensitive treatment and government apathy 

Anganwadi, ASHA work massively disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic: Survey

Workers reported increase in stress levels, study finds

Sweltering summers: India must safeguard workforce from heatwaves, warn experts

Proper implementation of government relief schemes, the impact of heat on workers, flexible working hours, should all be looked into, say experts