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Apathetic Cops, a Law Only in Name: What Recent Rescues of Bonded Labourers in Maharashtra Show
arun Posted On March 16, 2025


Indifference of authorities and a vast number of bureaucratic pre-requisites stand in the way of bonded labourers getting justice and compensation. Mumbai: Sometime in February, while scrolling through his social media feed, rights activist Nitin Valvi came across a video. […]


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Body of SLBC tunnel victim Gurpreet Singh sent to Punjab; rescue operation continue for 7 others
arun Posted On March 10, 2025


 Body of SLBC tunnel victim Gurpreet Singh sent to Punjab; rescue operation continue for 7 others Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to his family. Emergency teams gather for a rescue operation to […]


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Four labourers suffocate to death while cleaning tank in Byculla
arun Posted On March 10, 2025


Families allege workers were not provided with safety equipment while cleaning tank, where poisonous gas is suspected to have accumulated. There was no water in the tank, which the police suspect poisonous gases may have accumulated in. “The tank was […]


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UP Dalit labourer found dead in Amethi family alleges murder blocks road in protest
arun Posted On February 20, 2025


Amethi, (PTI) The body of a 36-year-old dalit labourer was found hanging from a tree here on Wednesday, triggering protests by family members and locals who alleged murder, police said. Police said Shiv Prakash Kori, from Khargapur village, worked as […]


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PMU stages protest over ‘anti-Dalit stance’ of police
arun Posted On February 20, 2025


The Pendu Mazdoor Union staged a protest in front of the Kartarpur DSP office for more than 3 hours today, alleging anti-Dalit labour attitude of the police in the cases that have been pending for a long time. They also… […]


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Dalit participation in MNREGS rises in UP
arun Posted On February 19, 2025


Lucknow: Dalit participation in the Centre’s ambitious Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) has shown an upward trend in Uttar Pradesh. As per the rural development data the percentage of person-days generated for Scheduled Castes (SC) under MNREGS […]


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From caste struggles to cyberpark: 100 years of Uralungal workers’ cooperative
arun Posted On February 14, 2025


The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) is a major player in Kerala’s construction industry, providing thousands of jobs and expanding into sectors beyond its original scope. One hundred years ago, in the quiet village of Uralungal in Kerala’s Malabar […]


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How the False Conversion Case Against This Dalit Labourer Fell Apart
arun Posted On January 17, 2025


The court found the story provided by the state’s lawyer to be full of contradictions and holes. Omar Rashid    New Delhi: Hari Shankar* couldn’t look past the absurdity of the matter: a retired Dalit construction labourer who could barely make […]


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How the False Conversion Case Against This Dalit Labourer Fell Apart
arun Posted On January 8, 2025


This is the second article in a series of reports on people who won their legal battles after being falsely charged under the anti-conversion laws brought in by BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Read the first […]


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Caste-Based Humiliation Of Dalit Agricultural Labourers Impacts Their Mental Health
arun Posted On October 31, 2024


Caste-based humiliation of Dalit agricultural labourers is a serious issue in India. It has affected not only the socio-economic status of Dalits but also their mental health. By Rakhi Yadav  Dear reader, this article is free to read and it […]


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