-Hindustan Times According to data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted in 2017-18, Workers engaged in so-called casual Work – their wages were based on daily or periodic renewal of a Work contract – form a quarter of the total Workforce. The Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra governments on Tuesday took steps to protect the livelihoods of daily wage earners. While the Maharashtra government has urged employers to pay daily wagers...
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Informal sector Workers don’t have the privilege to stay at home & Work online in the time of COVID-19
After the outbreak of COVID-19 in China during early January this year and its dissemination globally within a few days, health experts have suggested ways to check its spread exponentially among the rest of the population. In the age of internet connectivity, Work-from-home and self-isolation have been advised as solutions to ensure social distancing and avoid large-scale social gatherings. Experts have asked governments and private enterprises to keep people at...
More »Will the State recognise women Workers’ right to bleed with dignity -Pradeep Narayanan
-Down to Earth The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has sought feedback from stakeholders on the draft National Action Plan on Business & Human Rights by March 20, 2020 The patriarchal society’s attempt to control a woman’s body from time immemorial has been documented across the world and in different ages. The fear of a woman’s sexuality and reproductive abilities has, throughout history, spurred religious texts and mythological epics. Man-made laws find ways...
More »Count Work, not Workers -Sonalde Desai
-The Indian Express Decline in women Work participation rates can be traced to poor quality of data collection processes. India is one of the few countries in the world where women’s Work participation rates have fallen sharply — from 29 per cent in 2004-5 to 22 per cent in 2011-12 and to 17 per cent in 2017-18. Both the NDA and UPA governments have found themselves in a hot seat trying to...
More »Coronavirus: They cannot Work from home. Or follow social distancing. Here is why -Aarefa Johari
-Scroll.in For those in the unorganised sector, staying off Work could mean having no food on the table for several days. Raju Kamble has not heard the phrase “social distancing”, but he is aware of the government and media advisories urging people to Work from home, avoid crowds and maintain a safe distance from others to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ask him if he practices any of it, and...
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