SC's lays down rules for manhole cleaning

Nurture nature

To achieve economic growth and poverty alleviation, it is imperative to constantly replenish environmental resources

Thread less in 2005

Why weavers in Belgaum, Karnataka, can not go to market

COVID-19: 10,000 health workers infected in Africa, says WHO

South Africa, one of the five countries most affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, accounted for 35 per cent of the …

Low-paid workers, women hit most by COVID-19 wage gaps: ILO report

The average wage in two-third countries — for which official data was available — fell or grew more slowly in the first 6 months of …

श्रम कानूनों से जुड़े तीन विधेयक भी पास, ये होंगे बदलाव

राज्यसभा में विपक्ष की अनुपस्थिति में तीन श्रम विधेयकों को मंजूरी दे दी गई

As told to Parliament (September 16, 2020): No data on sanitation worker deaths amid COVID-19

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

From quarters to kothis: A migrant couple’s journey to nowhere

Safety nets of millions of migrant workers came apart as COVID-19 lockdown came into force

Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 recovery plan has some merit. But it misses the mark

The Nigerian government ignored fundamental problems that have plagued previous economic plans, power and education

काश! न्याय की रक्षा स्वयं सरकारें करतीं...

सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने प्रवासी श्रमिकों को 15 दिन भीतर उनके घर भेजने और उनके खिलाफ मुकदमों पर विचार करने को कहा है

Nepal sanitation workers fight COVID-19 unarmed

Nepal sanitation workers continue to clean without gloves, masks and shoes

COVID-19: ‘Nurses need support for trauma, pain they experience’

A nurse on the frontlines of 2014 Ebola outbreak recounts her story of struggle, fear and courage 

Fatal exposure

Workers exposed to pesticides over a long period of time may run the risk of contracting cancer

Damage control

The Union labour ministry discusses the safety and health problems of the workers at Alang

Pay hike

Labourers in Tripura plantations get a better deal

Fighting for a safer workplace

Workers often fail to get proper medical treatment because they are mostly ignorant of occupational diseases.

Pick and choose

Post COVID-19, ILO calls for national-level policy on those working from home

There is an urgency to adopt global labour standards and improve national-level labour registries for home-based workers, organisation says in …

COVID-19: Odisha plans to prevent community transmission with weekend shutdowns at 11 districts

Doctors term the decision as illogical, say government should identify containment zones instead 

COVID-19: Sitharaman’s second tranche of economic stimulus fails to enthuse

Experts question announcements made for street vendors, small and marginal farmers and migrant workers

COVID-19: How will political economy of formal-informal sector play out

While the cost of lockdown was borne by population ignored by bureaucracy, benefits were incurred by a small influential group 

Why 275,000 National Health Mission workers have been protesting for 3 years

National Health Mission workers are up in arms, demanding salary and perks at par with the government's regular staff

Americans want low-cost, quality health care

Hillary Rodham Clinton, head of the US President's task force on health, has a tough task ahead in providing Americans with low-cost, quality …

Stories of success and failure

Alang: India's graveyard for ships