Tag: labour rights
Congress Calls July 1 ‘the Saddest Day’, Alleges MGNREGA Has Been Dismantled
Delhi: For nearly two decades, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been more than just another welfare programme. It has...
You Can’t Regulate an Economy by Destroying It: The Case for India’s 90% Workforce
India's informal economy employs nearly 90% of the workforce and powers local markets. As demolition drives, business closures, and street vendor evictions increase, the challenge is balancing legal compliance with livelihood protection. Sustainable development requires rehabilitation, gradual formalisation, and policies that safeguard both economic growth and millions of livelihoods.
Bangladeshi? Why a Political Label Is Becoming a Death Sentence for India’s Migrants
Across India, Bengali Muslim migrant workers face fear, detention and death driven by identity suspicion, where accents and names turn livelihoods into risks and citizenship itself becomes conditional