Health in Peril

Hard work pays

Hard manual labour may actually reduce the risk of breast cancer in women

The unskilled Venkataswamy

COVID-19 lockdown, recession backbreaking for informal workers, survey shows

The survey was done on 1,613 rural households in Bihar

Pesticide poisoning

Kerala's tryst with pesticide-related deaths continue

British trade union Amicus builds an international alliance

COVID-19: Migrant labourers are leaving Gujarat, again

The second COVID-19 wave has marred businesses, migrant workers face dearth of work

Icy sweat-shops

Facing the truth

After decades of denial, US admits that radiation killed nuclear weapons workers

The colour of trade

Environmental provisions find mention in a free trade agreement

Thread less in 2005

Why weavers in Belgaum, Karnataka, can not go to market

SC's lays down rules for manhole cleaning

As told to Parliament (August 10, 2021): A third of India’s coastline under erosion

All that was discussed in the Houses through the day

As told to Parliament (September 16, 2020): No data on sanitation worker deaths amid COVID-19

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Nepal sanitation workers fight COVID-19 unarmed

Nepal sanitation workers continue to clean without gloves, masks and shoes

Damage control

The Union labour ministry discusses the safety and health problems of the workers at Alang

Pay hike

Labourers in Tripura plantations get a better deal

Pick and choose

Anganwadi, ASHA work massively disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic: Survey

Workers reported increase in stress levels, study finds

Every hour, 21 people evicted from their homes in India amid pandemic: Report

Over 13,000 people were evicted during the peak of the 2nd COVID-19 wave  

As told to Parliament (March 8, 2021): Minister denies tribal peoples are protesting in Kevadia Colony near Statue of Unity

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Alang: India's graveyard for ships

Women strike back

India's first alliance of women affected by mining takes shape

Stories of success and failure

Appetite for danger

Jobs involving hazardous chemicals actually select people with the appropriate genes