Samsung India Workers Form First Union After 7-Month Struggle in Tamil Nadu

After 38 days of protest and 212 days of legal battle, the Tamil Nadu Labour Department registered the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)-backed Samsung

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Communist Leader P. Ramamurti’s Historic Speeches Show Early Fight for Workers’ Rights in Tamil Nadu

India’s first general election after Independence, held in 1952, saw the emergence of the Communist Party of India (CPI)—the ban on which had been lifted

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Elon Musk responds to tech CEO who asked if foreign-born workers are really taking jobs away from Americans

Elon Musk responds to a tech CEO’s question about whether foreign-born workers in the US are displacing qualified native-born Americans, challenging the idea of job

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Saket Soni’s The Great Escape: A Compelling Tale of Trafficked Indian Workers in the US Who Overcame Exploitation

Saket Soni’s The Great Escape is an extraordinary book that shines a torch on some of the ugliest aspects of contemporary life, hidden in plain

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No Difference Between What is Said by Samsung and Tamil Nadu Government: E. Muthukumar, Samsung India Workers Union President

E. Muthukumar, president of the Samsung India Workers Union, hopes that this strike ends in victory for the workers. | Photo Credit: Samson Ronald K.

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‘Samsung Workers Strike Not Just About Wages But About Collective Bargaining Rights’: A. Soundararajan, Tamil Nadu CITU General Secretary

A. Soundararajan, general secretary of CITU, Tamil Nadu says Samsung is determined to prevent unions by resorting to aggressive methods. | Photo Credit: Samson Ronald K.

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20.74 Lakh New Workers Enrolled under ESI Scheme in August, 2024

20.74 Lakh New Workers Enrolled under ESI Scheme in August, 2024 Source link

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Environmental Factor – March 2019: Chemotherapy workers face risks, reduced with safe handling

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded in a final report released March 4 that researchers found a moderate level of evidence that workplace exposure to chemotherapy drugs

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Environmental Factor – April 2019: Mold and health classes help Hurricane Florence workers, residents

In March, NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) grantee the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC) delivered mold remediation training in Robeson County, North Carolina. The

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: Navajo area railroad workers learn protective skills

A trainer at the IBT 2019 CER course explained proper use of PPE to a participant. (Photo courtesy of Charmaine Woolard) Railroad workers in communities

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