workers rights

A discussion co-organised by Citizen Matters and Vidhi Legal looked at the precarity of workers in the gig economy, and how the sector can be regulated to protect them.

COVID-19 crisis brought into sharp focus the precarious conditions of gig workers. How can the gig economy be regulated to ensure fair work conditions? Tune into a discussion by Citizen Matters and Vidhi Legal.

Government’s COVID response has failed to recognise the migrant worker as human. While the workers are treated like criminals, the real culprits behind their plight go scot-free.

Karnataka government has allowed factories to increase work hours. But in a survey, majority of garment factory workers said it was simply impossible for them to work extra hours.

The trade union AICCTU has written to the state government, asking not to proceed with its plans to dilute labour laws. Rather, these laws should be strengthened so that workers affected by the lockdown are protected, the union said.

Often 12-20 workers are crammed into a 10×10 ft room or even smaller. The rooms are poorly ventilated, and there’s only toilet for over a hundred people in many labour colonies.

The police and the residents want the domestic workers to be profiled to security reasons. Domestic workers are protesting the move. What is the need for this profiling?