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People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

As India hosts the BRICS Summit in 2026, we, the people of one of BRICS’s founding countries, call on BRICS members...

The Labour Codes serve Capital

What better time to bring into effect the Labour Codes than right after a thumping victory in the Bihar elections. Bihar...

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Withdrawal of Amendment to Factories Act – Lesson for the Union Govt

The Tamil Nadu Government passed an amendment to the Factories Act permitting employees to have 12 hours work day for 4 ...

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Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa

Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa, Alternativ...

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Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Amarjeet Kaur

Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: Amarjeet Kaur, All India Tr...

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The greatest shame inflicted on poor people of the country was by PM Narendra Modi: Veteran Trade Unionist D. Thankappan

Press Release | May 29, 2020 New Delhi: Leading trade unionists were univocal in their assertion that despite labour...

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The Invisible hand of International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

(How Public Banks are going to be privatised and land, labor reforms are being gradually pushed in the country) In a cap...

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Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy

Five years ago, on April 24, 2013, a tragedy in neighbouring Bangladesh shook up everyone. Rana Plaza, a five-storied co...

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September 16, 2026

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People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

As India hosts the BRICS Summit in 2026, we, the people of one of BRICS’s founding countries, call on BRICS members to forge a development model based on solidarity, dignity, participatory democracy, and respect for human rights and the environment. The emergence of BRICS in 2009 signalled hope...

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December 8, 2025

Anirban Bhattacharya

The Labour Codes serve Capital

What better time to bring into effect the Labour Codes than right after a thumping victory in the Bihar elections. Bihar, a labour-sending state, saw out-migration, “palayan” of youth, lack of employment opportunities and low wages emerge as major issues in the run up to the elections. Yet, when a t...

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May 8, 2023

Thomas Franco

Withdrawal of Amendment to Factories Act – Lesson for the Union Govt

The Tamil Nadu Government passed an amendment to the Factories Act permitting employees to have 12 hours work day for 4 days with 3 days leave in a week on April 21st. The trade unions opposed it and announced a strike. The State government immediately invited the Trade Union leaders for a talk with...

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March 11, 2026

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Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa

Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa, Alternative Law Forum Session V: Labour Rights and Future of Collective Bargaining WATCH VIDEO: What We Need Is…. ...

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March 11, 2026

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Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Amarjeet Kaur

Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: Amarjeet Kaur, All India Trade Union Congress Session V: Labour Rights and Future of Collective Bargaining WATCH VIDEO: How Does Scrapping of Labour Laws Actually Impact ...

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May 29, 2020

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The greatest shame inflicted on poor people of the country was by PM Narendra Modi: Veteran Trade Unionist D. Thankappan

Press Release | May 29, 2020 New Delhi: Leading trade unionists were univocal in their assertion that despite labour is extremely important within the mechanism of wealth creation, labour rights continue to be ignored. The trade union leaders, who were speaking at a webinar Labour Laws and Fu...

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January 15, 2020

Maju Varghese

The Invisible hand of International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

(How Public Banks are going to be privatised and land, labor reforms are being gradually pushed in the country) In a capitalist system, it is said that the market correct itself through the invisible hands of supply and demand. This hand however is partly visible when we look through at Internationa...

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May 13, 2018

Soumya Dutta

Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy

Five years ago, on April 24, 2013, a tragedy in neighbouring Bangladesh shook up everyone. Rana Plaza, a five-storied commercial building, that housed several “sweatshop” clothing factories, a bank and few shops, collapsed and killed 1134 people and injured over 2500. As the ready-made garment indus...

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People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

The Labour Codes serve Capital

Withdrawal of Amendment to Factories Act – Lesson for the Union Govt

Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa

Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Amarjeet Kaur

The greatest shame inflicted on poor people of the country was by PM Narendra Modi: Veteran Trade Unionist D. Thankappan

The Invisible hand of International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy

People’s BRICS Delhi Declaration

The Labour Codes serve Capital

Withdrawal of Amendment to Factories Act – Lesson for the Union Govt

Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Vinay K. Sreenivasa

Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Amarjeet Kaur

The greatest shame inflicted on poor people of the country was by PM Narendra Modi: Veteran Trade Unionist D. Thankappan

The Invisible hand of International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy