ILO & International Conventions
ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998) The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998), a promotional instrument drawn up specifically to strengthen application of…
What Removing Labour Protections Will Mean for India’s Workers
If regulations make Indian labour more costly, does this mean even minimum wages are too heavy a burden for a capitalist regulatory regime? Aiman HashmiGOVERNMENTLABOURLAW 25/MAY/2020 Prior to the advent…
Millions of Indian workers stripped of their rights
State governments remove key labour laws to protect business interests at the expense of India’s impoverished workforce, denying them the little rights and protection they had . Analysis 1 April…
Labour Laws and Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the touchstone for any Act passed in our country. The Constitution of India is the largest written constitution of the world. Each and every act which was…
Workers Right
Coinciding with the World Day for Social Justice on 20 February, the Employment and Social Protection Task Team, led by ILO, launched joint advocacy and communication on the theme of Rights for…
Workers’ rights at risk as Indian labour laws face post-lockdown challenge
MUMBAI/CHENNAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Workers in India are set to face longer days and lower pay in a “race to the bottom”, academics, activists and unions said, as six…
Childhood Malnutrition in India
By Abhishek Singh Submitted: April 26th 2019Reviewed: September 12th 2019Published: March 2nd 2020 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.89701 Abstract India is home to 46.6 million stunted children, a third of world’s total as…
Why malnutrition continues to be a major problem in India
Tuesday 16 August 2016India's malnutrition problem results not from calorie intake but from dependence on a carbohydrate based diet low in protein and fat. Another factor triggering malnutrition is inadequate…
Voting Rights Is an LGBTQ Issue
June is Pride month, and it began, disappointingly, with the Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, a dispute between a gay couple and a Christian baker who refused to serve them.…
Voting While Trans” ?
https://youtu.be/QjUwGAOixoU Voting is a key part of our participation in society and having our voices heard in the issues that affect us all, and we have the right to vote regardless…