With no influential friends or social network and limited education, where do the children of our domestic workers, security personnel or other blue/grey-collared workers find jobs? How often are their expectations being met?
The one who has excess food can make sure the food isn’t wasted, by donating it. The needy receives the food with dignity. Public fridges are a novel way to help the needy – both donators and receivers.
Did you read about the removal of illegal hoardings and resumption of white topping of roads? Here is our weekly round up, if you missed that and other key news from around the city!
A contractor emboldened by lax attitude of BBMP abused and harassed 37 women pourakarmikas. Poura Karmikas will protest against this in Bengaluru, asking to remove the contract system and justice for abused women.
What impact does price rise have on food consumption patterns? What is the difference between rich and poor when it comes to consumption? A study by researchers at Indian Institute of Human Settlements tries to analyse this.
Count-down tickers and CCTV cameras will be used for monitoring Indira canteens, but BBMP Health Department officials will still have a major role in the daily functioning of Indira canteens. Here is how the system will work.
A report explains how eviction has impacted the lives of people evicted from Ejipura EWS project. While they spend more on daily lives, their income has decreased, says the report.
Families were evicted from the housing quarters with a promise of new homes in the same place. Ever since, footpath has become their dwelling. What has the life been like, for the evicted?
This is the story of how thousands of low income families are at the mercy of ill-planned government projects; Nothing illustrates better that housing for urban poor is a mess.
June 16, 2011, was a landmark day for domestic workers the world over. The Convention C 189 was passed, giving domestic workers the world over increased hope of legislative and social justice. Eighteen countries have
Several groups in Bangalore – Domestic Workers Unions, Transgender Rights groups, Street Vendor Unions, Garment Workers Unions, Slum Residents Rights groups etc demand that the working class, the poor are included in BBMP ward committees.
