Sanjay, who received a grievous crush injury during industrial work, was looking for a safe alternative livelihood in housekeeping in Gurugram when he and his relative were attacked by local men. Continue reading A Dalit migrant worker survives lynching near Delhi
Since November 5, Honda workers have occupied / de-occupied the factory. National newspapers have reported how it is a helpless situation for Honda which is facing economic stress or recession. Indian Express reported how the company had slowed down, less production, and these workers were contract workers doing irregular/unskilled/ ancillary work, loading or moving trolleys, packing etc. The workers have a different experience / lived experience / perspective on it. Of 2500 contract “casual” workers, 1500 are inside the plant, the rest are at the gate. Most have worked 10-12 years now at the same factory. For over a decade … Continue reading Eleventh night under the sky, in Honda
On January 30, 2015, the Supreme Court while hearing a Special Leave Petition for bail for two jailed Maruti workers, Sunil Kumar and Kanwaljeet, gave the Haryana government two weeks to respond why the workers should not be granted bail. SC had on 17 February 2014 declined to hear the workers’ bail plea as eye-witnesses were still being examined. It asked the Haryana court to complete examine eye witnesses by April 2014, though the local court later missed this deadline. Below is a report from August 2014 on the legal case against a majority of the workers. The Hindu Manesar (Haryana): On … Continue reading The curious case of the alphabetically accused
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