Tag: profits

  • Corporations understand the might of unions, When will workers?

    What is it that employers in all forms and sizes, from tech giants, to large manufacturing and commercial companies, to government, to small enterprises, shops to a household employing just one domestic worker, fear in common? UNIONS From the Rockefellers to Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos in the world, to the Tatas to Mukesh Ambani…

  • Are jobs actually disappearing?

    A recent report has revealed that the four Information Technology (IT) giants in India – Infosys, TCS, Wipro and Tech Mahindra – laid off over 67,000 workers last year. The IT industry, which is the third largest employer in India also slowed down on hiring and a decline of over 21 percent in job offers…

  • It’s not the wrath of nature, corporate greed has led to this climate crisis

    A cloud burst over North Sikkim resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River on 4 October 2023. This led the water in the river rise abnormally and swept away several areas including the 1,200 MW hydel project at Chungthang.  The flood destroyed over 11 bridges that serve as critical access routes in the hill…