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

Health must be fast-tracked for 2030

The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030

Monsoon 2023: Long dry spells in August lead to crop failure in western Odisha

Workers expected to migrate early this time, brokers start approaching people to work in brick kilns

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 …

Menstrual leave, neurodiversity, chronic illnesses: What if workplaces adapted to our bodies?

Are timetables and workplaces based on our individual biologies the way forward?

Plastic-free planet: Protecting sanitation workers & wastepickers, just transition discussed on Day 2 of INC-3

UN chief underlines role of plastics in fuelling climate crisis

Right To Food: Give ration cards to 80 million unorganised and migrant workers within 2 months, directs SC

Ration cards must be issued irrespective of the quotas defined in section 3 of NFSA, says court  

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-…

Voting without voters: Bihar migrant workers forced to sacrifice ballot rights due to financial strain

Require special provisions, free trips home to participate in democratic process

People from which Indian states migrate the most? Answers will surprise you

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh have the highest overall migration rate according to a recent ILO report

Voting without voters: Migrant workers in Odisha’s Nuapada unable to afford trip home to cast ballot

About 75,000 workers in district are migrant labourers and 63,000 of them eligible voters

Voting without voters: In Uttar Pradesh, areas with low turnout are hubs of migrant workers

EC plans to reach out to migrant workers via postcards to encourage them to vote, but it may be too little, too late

Voting without voters: West Bengal may see migrants flocking home to vote & document citizenship status amid CAA worries

Migrants likely to influence fate of elections in state; CAA cloud advantage to Trinamool but BJP to leverage governance failure that led to …

Punjab’s ‘Donkey Flights’ to the world’s conflict zones

Widespread joblessness explains why Punjab’s migrants resort to desperate means to reach their final destinations  

A job in a warzone or unemployment at home

Indian diplomatic missions need to closely monitor the security situation and assess the threat perceptions to its communities