On May 14th, the indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a second tranche of ₹ 20 lakh crore economic stimulus which, she declared, is aimed at helping migrant labourers affected by COVID-19. Workers organisations have …
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WPC Media Statements
OUR RESPONSE ON LABOUR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
The Supreme Court said to the central and state governments to complete transporting the remaining migrants headed home, adding to a roster of observations aimed at alleviating their misery.
The petition to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, endorsed by over 4,000 signatories including eminent scholars, retired civil servants, former members of the judiciary, public figures, labour activists, labour organisations and concerned citizens …
The use of ordinances to justify these violations as “temporary measures” is unethical. These measures must go through strict legislative and legal scrutiny. We assert that the economic recovery of the country, which can only …
Statement condemning state negligence leading to the death of 16 workers run over by a goods train in Aurangabad, Maharashtra on the 8th of May, 2020.
Statement in response to the order as revised and issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs after completion of 1st Phase of Lock-down