Calls from high profile leaders of both Indian and global information technology companies for Indian and international workers to work longer hours to boost economic output and speed up the development of AI technology have led to warnings about the threat to workers’ health and work-life balance.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 March 2025
The death of a young female accountant at Ernst & Young in India, allegedly following a gruelling workload, has sparked debate about the need to tackle the long working hours culture in corporate India to protect workers’ mental and physical health.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 October 2024
Reports that IT companies are pressurising the Karnataka government to extend the sector’s legal maximum working day from 12 to 14 hours have provoked a furious reaction, with unions and IT workers warning it will lead to a major deterioration in staff wellbeing.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 August 2024
The All-India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) has called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) to warn the Indian central government that a planned extension of daily working hours in factories in Karnataka state from nine to 12 must be abandoned because it breaches ILO conventions and declarations which India has signed up to.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 May 2023
