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The Unprotected and Neglected Class I will present to you my thoughts about Gig workers, we know that the problem is complex, not just complex…
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Precariat is the most neglected part of the workforce today; not just in India but all over the world. My blogs on BPCL, Temporary workers’…
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In my discussion with Arvind Shrouti (Option Positive) who is an adviser to several unions in Pune, we realized that we were looking at the…
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Surprised I was! I recognised Dr Vivek Monteiro in the post on Facebook. A group of housekeeping and gardening workers were removed from service by…
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I was speaking to a union committee member at Bosch. In his mid-forties, he was a cheerful person. We discussed his career with the company….
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[The author of this article is Mr Sharad Patil, the former Director General of The Employers Federation of India. HR Managers and CEOs alike listen…
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[Speech delivered at AON HEWITT 11th Annual Performance and Rewards Conference, Mumbai on June 14, 2018] I retired in 2009. The benefit of retirement is…
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Interviews of workers which I conducted recently made me conclude that the Society has issued the ‘Contract of Exploitation’ to all. Exploitation of labour is…
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The Maharashtra Government has amended the Contract Labour Act, presumably as a part of labour law reforms. But it appears to have outsourced thinking to…