Invest in the most vulnerable to tide over COVID-19 crisis
India needs to be a country that achieves progress that’s equitable in the true spirit of its Constitution
Suit yourself for safety
A new safety suit can sound alarm bells the moment it is damaged and make working in hazardous environments safer
Migration in India: A shift in agenda
Migration is an adaptation strategy for communities vulnerable to climate change impacts. Governments should plan for such demographic shifts
India’s migrant construction workers: An analysis of their welfare framework
There are prominent shortcomings in implementation, especially registration of workers and and collection and distribution of Cess
Community health workers on COVID-19 frontlines: Why policies need to be gender-sensitive
From wages to travel, women community health workers had a harder time carrying out COVID-19 duties in Bundelkhand, according to a survey
United, these survive, save and survive
A voluntary organisation is transforming the lifestyles of villagers by involving women in collective work. The men are also following suit, but …
Workers don’t count
The recent strike reflects how the workers’ bargaining power has been crushed, and the impotence of the Left to lead them
Sexual violence is a pervasive threat for female farm workers — here’s how the US could reduce their risk
Studies show 80% of Mexican and Mexican American women farmworkers in US have experienced some form of sexual harassment at work
Reporter’s diary amid COVID-19: Reaching home
Down To Earth’s Vivek Mishra has walked from Delhi to Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh to capture the plight of workers returning home after …
Labour organisation report shows 150 million migrants in global workforce
Two main factors are driving migration at present—economic hardship and geopolitical crises leading to the lack of decent work
Women and capitalism
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Where does the world stand 4 months into COVID-19?
It has learnt at a deadly cost that inequality in development has the power to make a health emergency into a long-term problem
‘Mobile Girls Koottam' is a witty take on complex issues facing women workers today
If you are feeling a little cynical about politics lately, this book might be just the right dose of magic to push you out of the rut
Expand and diversify migration pathways, says UN chief António Guterres
Returns, re-admissions must be safe, dignified and in full accordance with international law
Crushing job: Study points out risks for migrant workers at stone quarries
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj found significant child labour at quarries in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Farm income drops in 16 states and union territories
The national average income from cultivation increased by just 3.8 per cent between 2002-03 and 2012-13, when the overall farm sector grew by 3 …
Bamboo musings
Although termed "forest weed" or "the poor man's timber" bamboo's potential may satisfy modernity's growing needs
Shelf life
The Lives of Ants by Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon,Oxford University Press, USA, $28
Making migrants count: The role of Indian judiciary amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Supreme Court’s recent order has shifted the focus from protecting workers’ legal rights to government largesse
COVID-19: Unable to return home, Odisha migrant hangs self in Haryana
Gangadhar Biswal, from Kendrapara, was upset that he could not get back home from Yamunanagar due to the lockdown
Live in Mumbai, work in Mumbai, but these workers can't vote in Mumbai
Ragpickers, DNT members and construction workers in India's financial capital don't possess the most powerful tool in democracy
50 debt-ridden weavers in Varanasi committed suicide since Modi became PM
Conditions of weavers community got worse during Modi regime, reveal experts’ findings
India locked down, but challenges remain
As India entered a 21-day lockdown on March 25, 2020 in a bid to contain COVID-19 spread, thousands of daily wage labourers and migrant workers …
Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO
Most undesirable, high-risk jobs typically subcontracted to temporary, informal workers based on their caste, says new report
Bad blood
A hypothesis that radiation from a nuclear plant caused leukaemia in the children of its employees has been trashed