Manufacturing On 30 July, explosion at pharma factory Venkata Narayana Active Ingredients at Nellore, Tamil Nadu killed Sayeed Hafeez and left 3 other workers with
Bank employees seal Collective Bargaining Agreement at 15% hike over the next 5 years 23 July 2020: Indian Bank Association (IBA) and United Forum of
Delhi High Court stays health workers’ lay off, orders probe against contractual employment 31 July 2020: Delhi High Court ordered the stay of illegal layoff
Karnataka: Government defers payment of VDA for 1 year 21 July 2020: Karnataka government has deferred payment of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) from the employer
Naomi Klein in her 2007 book Shock Doctrine describes the ruthless strategy of governments across the world to push through fundamental pro-corporate measures at a
Lesotho: Successful strike yields lockdown wages to garment workers 17 June 2020: Over 50,000 garment workers returned to work on 17 June 2020 after a
17 June 2020: Citing a 2012 order the Uttar Pradesh government has forced Aanganwadi and mini Aanganwadi workers aged 62 and above to retire across
Construction On 1 June, Shrimant Balasaheb Gaikwad (27), a worker at Chakan factory, died upon falling off the roof into a shut furnace. He was
Punjab: Union intensifies strike for lockdown wages after Labour department declares it illegal 13 June 2020: On 23 May 2020 workers at the Nabha unit
Calcutta High Court orders labour department to initiate action against jute mill owners for non-payment of lockdown wages 24 June 2020: A division bench headed