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Labour
February 6, 2024
No forest, no farm: Forced migration among Parhaiyas
by
Padmini Ramesh
,
Sangeeth Sugathan
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2 min read
February 2, 2024
The unabated paddy monoculture of Punjab
Market fluctuations and a lack of economically viable alternatives is forcing farmers in Punjab to continue cultivating paddy, despite the presence of high-yielding crops such as kinnow.
by
Gurpreet Singh
,
Nivedita Sharma
|
4 min read
December 19, 2023
“I don’t miss anything about the life I left behind”
A day in the life of a community leader, who mediates conflicts among his people and helps them access a better life, in a resettlement colony for former bonded labourers in Tamil Nadu.
by
Muniappan
|
5 min read
November 21, 2023
Photo essay: Workers in the boiler factories of Ahmedabad
As boiler factories in Ahmedabad flout norms, the workers carry on with their jobs in hot, humid, and extremely unsafe conditions.
by
Bhargav Oza
|
6 min read
October 24, 2023
Why does India still have a bonded labour problem?
A reluctance by the state to acknowledge the problem and lack of access to rehabilitation will lead to India missing its goal to abolish bonded labour by 2030.
by
Shreehari Paliath
,
IndiaSpend
|
12 min read
September 21, 2023
The many faces of women’s migration from Rajasthan
Conversations with women in southern Rajasthan reveal the changing nature of migration, as newly married women migrate with their husbands to work as kitchen 'helpers'.
by
Aanchal Pundir
,
Sujata Tanwar
|
6 min read
August 22, 2023
The sick tea gardens: Workers seek alternative livelihoods
by
Dibyendu Chaudhuri
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2 min read
June 23, 2023
The intergenerational nature of India’s coal economy
Generations of communities rely on coal for their livelihoods in India. Addressing these long-standing labour dynamics is crucial for designing appropriate just transition policy interventions.
by
Suravee Nayak
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6 min read
May 30, 2023
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A young woman in Gujarat helps her community save their forest
A day in the life of a young woman in rural Gujarat who is helping her community combat unemployment, access welfare, and preserve local natural resources.
by
Anita Motibhai Baria
|
7 min read
May 23, 2023
Do recruiters want to hire women?
by
Vikram Jain
|
2 min read
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