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Centre diluting MGNREGA's core purpose, says Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Commi
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) leader Satnam Singh Pannu on Tuesday alleged that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is being diluted and diverted from its original objective of ensuring livelihood security for rural and working-class families. Read More
LoP Rahul Gandhi meets workers' unions, flags labour codes concerns
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday met representatives of workers' unions from across the country at the Jan Sansad, during which they raised deep concerns about the four new Labour Codes. The interaction focused on the impact of the codes on workers' right
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Pakistan: HRCP warns Punjab Labour Code 2025 may undermine labour protecti
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The HRCP warns that the proposed Punjab Labour Code 2025 could weaken workers' rights, citing poor consultation, diluted protections, and loopholes on child and forced labour. The report urges Punjab's government to rewrite the code in line with ILO standards and ensure genuine worker par
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Congress will not support four new "anti-national" labour codes: K Muralee
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Murleedharan claimed that under the new codes, the labourers can form an organisation only if a minimum of 10 per cent of the members are a part of it. He called this provision incorrect, saying that forming a union is a workers' right.
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"Historic transformation in India's labour framework, beneficial to 40 cro
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Confederation of Central Trade Unions (CONCENT) welcomes the Government of India's notification of the four Labour Codes as a landmark and progressive reform that replaces fragmented, outdated colonial-era labour laws with a unified, contemporary, transparent and worker-centric framew
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Pre-Budget meeting for Budget 2026-27 begins with Economist and Agricultur
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday chaired the first pre-Budget consultation meeting with the country's leading economists in New Delhi in connection with the upcoming Union Budget 2026-27.
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US shutdown deepens, flight delays mount as air traffic controllers skip w
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US government shutdown, now in its 34th day, has caused major flight delays and staff shortages as unpaid air traffic controllers and TSA workers struggle to cope. Officials and unions warn of growing safety and reliability risks, urging Congress to reopen the government immediately.<
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Tasva and Shubman Gill Redefining the Meaning of Togetherness
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24: A celebration of progressive unions, defined not by sameness, but by shared spirit and individuality
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Nationwide strike in Greece over labour laws halts public services
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Greece was hit by a nationwide strike as unions protested government plans to extend working hours to 13 hours a day. Public transport, schools, hospitals, and ferries were disrupted, with unions warning of worker exploitation. The government defended the reforms as offering flexibility and
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Journalist among latest victims of enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Fresh reports of enforced disappearances continue to emerge from Balochistan, even as four previously missing persons have been released, according to The Balochistan Post. Among the newly disappeared is Sher Khan Marri, a journalist from Kohlu, who was allegedly picked up by police and pla
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PoGB: Tensions rise as traders protest at Sost point on CPEC
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Tensions are running high in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), where traders have intensified a sit-in protest at the Sost point, a strategic hub on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Led by local trade unions and supported by residents, the movement seeks to challenge wha
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Himachal tourism workers protest against shifting of HPTDC head office to
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The tour operators braved the rains while staging a protest near Chaura Maidan, demanding that the issue be discussed in the Assembly and the relocation decision be revoked. The demonstration was organised by local tourism stakeholders and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).
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