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TOWARDS A PEOPLES’ MOVEMENT FOR A UNIVERSAL SOCIAL SECURITY IN INDIA

2009-12-01

J. John

A recent document of the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, access to any form of social protection remains a dream for 80% of the world’s population.1 Social security in India exists only for 7% of the workers - those who are employed in the so- called formal sector. Why so many in India are denied the benefit of social security and what could be our strategy for ‘Social Security for All’?

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Asian Labour Law Review - Rights for 2/3 of Asia

2008-01-01

AMRC with support from Committee for Asian Women and Homenet Southeast Asia

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Reaching the Unreachable: Social Security for Informal Workers in India

2006-04-01

More than a decade after the world coined a definition for informal sector workers, nothing seems to have changed for these poor people who work on the fringes of so-called organised labour. Informal activity in the developing world consists primarily of unregulated but productive work, on which depends the survival of millions. Data on the labour force currently collected through the official statistical systems in India and at the national level in most countries, are not able to capture the new processes of informalisation of the workforce.

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FDI TRENDS AND LABOUR IN INDIA

2006-01-07

The Indian economy grew at a rate of about five percent per annum during the 1980s. Despite this growth the country faced an acute economic crisis, reflecting some domestic problems but primarily external ones relating to pressure on the balance of payments. Major domestic problems related to inflation, which peaked at 17 percent in 1991, and a central government fiscal deficit that stood at an all time high of 8.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

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Popular Education and the Workers' Health and Safety Movement

2005-07-01

Consider the following scenarios - Li Guihong (not her real name) worked in a shoe factory in southern China. Her job was to apply glue to the shoes. However, the glue she used was a benzene-based solvent, which is very toxic. Ventilation in the factory was very poor and workers were directly exposed to the toxic fumes. Management had provided the workers with cotton face masks, and the workers in the factory believed that these could protect them. However, Li is now in a hospital in Guangzhou, suffering from partial paralysis. She is unable to walk on her own and is in a wheel chair.

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Workers in the Supply Chain of the Global Automobile Industry

2005-04-01

Peter Wad

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Caste Based Discrimination in India - Hidden Apartheid for Dalits

2005-01-01

Sanjiv Pandita

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COMPENSATION IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT : OBSERVATIONS FROM INDIA

2004-05-01
Vijay Kanhere 
 
We claim compensation when workers’ lungs or limbs are injured, when there is permanent loss of vital capacities, and death. However a senior unionist recently said to me, “Claiming compensation is like converting the loss of life or limb into dollars. How can you place a price tag on workers’ precious limbs and organs? You should work for prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.”
 
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A Brief Note On Labour Legislation In India

2003-04-01
Babu Mathew
 
Legislative history
 
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Flexibility in the Indian workplace

2003-01-07
S M Prithiviraj
 
The aim of this article is to examine flexibility at the workplace in garment and textile export manufacturers in Tamil Nadu, India.
 
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Asia Pacific Labour Law Review: Workers' Rights for the New Century

2003-01-01
 

This book is more than a review of labour law, it is the only comprehensive review available of labour law in the Asia Pacific region. It investigates the impact of labour law on workers in 30 countries. It analyses trade union and labour activists’ responses to changes in labour law, and examines what labour law means for workers’ daily lives. Each chapter representing a country can be downloaded country wise for download below.
 

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India: 42 workers perish in factory fire

2002-07-01
Shree Jee International, a shoe factory in Agra, India which exports to the UK and Ireland caught fire on 24 May 2002. 42 workers died in the accident and 11 were injured. One injured worker died on 29 May in hospital.
 
Between 200 and 250 workers were in the factory when the fire erupted. At the time of the accident the only door at the entrance of the factory was locked and its seven windows were heavily secured.
 
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Globalisation and Internet Rights Conference

2002-01-07

Sanjiv Pandita

Is the Internet a common shared public resource, which symbolises free speech in society or is it just a medium to enhance corporate globalisation and a delivery system for neo-liberal agenda? This was one of the issues discussed in the Asia Internet Rights Conference which was held in Seoul from 8 to 12 November 2001.

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INDIA - HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

2001-07-01

Introduction

A safe and healthy work environment is the basic right of every worker. However, the global situation falls far short of this right. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that more than 125 million workers are victims of occupational accidents and disease in a single year. Of these approximately 220,000 workers die and about 10 million are seriously disabled.

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DECLINE OF CO-OPERATIVE MEDICAL SERVICES IN KERALA, INDIA

2000-09-01

K R Nayar

The local government of Kerala recently published a report suggesting the revival of the co-operative medical sector in the state.

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MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT: The Effects on Fisheries in India

1999-12-01

Issue No : 32 September - November 1999

Helene Bours and Michael Earle

No Safe Passage

The proposal for a Multilateral Agreement on Investment spells danger for fisheries

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Effects of Liberalising Investments in India and Mexico on Labour Standards in the Automotive Industry

1999-12-01

Issue No : 32 September - November 1999

IRENE

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