When McDonald’s ate crow
The UK’s longest case was a PR disaster for the fast food giant
Mining strike
COVID-19: Sales hit, Odisha sculptors struggle to stay afloat
Absence of tourists and cancelled festival celebrations have hit their livelihood
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Traditional communities can mine sand in coastal areas: MoEF
Ministry order has no provision to curb illegal sand mining in river beds
Nationwide strike cripples France
Letters
COVID-19: Odisha migrants take to chain-pulling to deboard closer home
State not pressing charges; officials recognise hardships
Indian companies' CDM projects pollute environment
Most clean projects cleared on face value and are based on tall claims
News Briefs
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 …
Indians work hard but get fewer benefits: report
NSSO report says in urban areas people spend more time on earning a livelihood than compared to rural areas
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 …
COVID-19: As cases ebb, Odisha migrant workers begin returning to workplaces
The migrant workers preferred to go back to their workplaces given the declining cases and fewer job opportunities in Odisha
The women who are left behind
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COVID-19 lockdown cost 80% informal sector workers their jobs: Survey
Besides being unemployed, workers had borrowed heavily and had not had enough nutrition during and after the lockdown, the report said
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
COVID-19 migrants: Future of work and production
Work needs to be reimagined. This is an opportunity to renew rural economies and make them resilient; but it won’t to be easy
Internal migration in India: Why, Where, How much
Millions leave there homes in India, especially its villages, in search of livelihood and flock towards cities relatively more affluent
Invest in the most vulnerable to tide over COVID-19 crisis
India needs to be a country that achieves progress that’s equitable in the true spirit of its Constitution
Suit yourself for safety
A new safety suit can sound alarm bells the moment it is damaged and make working in hazardous environments safer
Migration in India: A shift in agenda
Migration is an adaptation strategy for communities vulnerable to climate change impacts. Governments should plan for such demographic shifts
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
Community health workers on COVID-19 frontlines: Why policies need to be gender-sensitive
From wages to travel, women community health workers had a harder time carrying out COVID-19 duties in Bundelkhand, according to a survey
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 …