Tamil Nadu’s government recently established a multi-stakeholder coalition aimed at stamping out sexual harassment in the state’s numerous clothing and textile factories, and commentators say it offers a clear template for other states and industries to end gender-based sexual harassment and violence at work in India.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 May 2024
With Indian airline pilots complaining about the risk of fatigue from their work schedules, concerns are rising about the safety implications of the government delaying the introduction of more stringent controls on shift hours and rest periods.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 May 2024
Ahead of India’s general election, hundreds of IT employees held a demonstration against alleged “anti-worker practices” in Karnataka’s information technology (IT) and information technology-enabled services (ITeS) sector outside the Labour Commissioner’s office in Bengaluru.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 May 2024
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2024
India’s electrical maintenance workers, or ‘linemen’, play a vital role in keeping the power running to homes and businesses, but unions warn they lack essential safety training and equipment, with often deadly consequences.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2024
The Indian government recently ordered road construction employers to grant paid maternity leave to registered female road construction workers, but campaigners warn that many women in the unregistered construction sector will miss out on this vital new benefit.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2024
In a bid to identify barriers preventing Indian women joining the workforce, the central government and the national Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EFPO) have launched a survey of around 300 million female workers to assess how well Indian businesses in the organised sector are creating working environments conducive to attracting and retaining female employees.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 March 2024
The central government recently announced that community health support workers are to be granted basic healthcare cover, but commentators say the entire social security system for people in all forms of low-paid and precarious employment needs a major overhaul to ensure adequate healthcare and social security protections for all.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 March 2024
The latest in a long series of fatal explosions at India’s firework factories has prompted calls from trade unions and politicians for much more vigorous enforcement of fire safety rules by local fire authorities.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 March 2024
Government plans to introduce tougher penalties for drivers who fail to remain at the scene of a serious road accident and promptly report it have sparked widespread protests from India’s truckers, who fear the laws will put their lives in danger due to violence from roadside mobs.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 February 2024
