Exploitation Archives - Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/tag/exploitation/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:48:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 Married to Exploitation https://vivekvsp.com/2026/05/contract-labour-marriage/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/05/contract-labour-marriage/#comments Fri, 22 May 2026 16:48:05 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9981 Contract Workers Find No Brides We often heard that contract workers did not get a bride. Girls would not want to marry unless a man...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/05/contract-labour-marriage/feed/ 11 9981 The Carts https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-carts/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-carts/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:07:15 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9885 In the movie Teesari Kasam, Raj Kapoor is seen in a bullock cart. He falls in love with Waheeda Rehman but realises they cannot marry....

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/03/the-carts/feed/ 1 9885 The Invisible Chains of Exploiting Working Women https://vivekvsp.com/2025/12/women-exploitation/ https://vivekvsp.com/2025/12/women-exploitation/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:33:25 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9775 And Their Silent Struggle To Make A Living Working women face many issues at the workplace. Interviewing them is a challenge because they are reluctant...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2025/12/women-exploitation/feed/ 3 9775 बीडी कामगारांच्या जगाचे भयाण वास्तव https://vivekvsp.com/2025/05/beedi-workers-2/ https://vivekvsp.com/2025/05/beedi-workers-2/#comments Mon, 05 May 2025 16:00:14 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9481 सोलापूरला जायचं उद्देश बीडी उद्योग व कामगारांच्या प्रश्नाचे वास्तव समजून घ्यायचा होता. नागेशला भेटायचे ठरले. नागेश आमच्यासोबत सर्वत्र होता आणि आमच्या संवादांवर बारकाईने लक्ष ठेवून...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2025/05/beedi-workers-2/feed/ 2 9481 Solapur – Exploiting The Beedi Workers https://vivekvsp.com/2025/03/solapur-beedi/ https://vivekvsp.com/2025/03/solapur-beedi/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:54:10 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9397 “Solapur is not Switzerland,” my wife said when I declared my intention to camp for three days there, “It will be very hot there.” But...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2025/03/solapur-beedi/feed/ 6 9397 Championing Women’s Rights – Anjali Bedekar https://vivekvsp.com/2024/09/women-union/ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/09/women-union/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2024 06:56:21 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=8910 Ms Anjali Bedekar recently retired from her active and illustrious career as a Trade Union Leader. Outspoken and yet amiable leader, she is well known...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2024/09/women-union/feed/ 9 8910 How Wage Theft Robs The Poor https://vivekvsp.com/2021/07/wage-theft/ https://vivekvsp.com/2021/07/wage-theft/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2021 04:21:20 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6965 “Wage Theft is so common” my lawyer friend once told me, “It is so common and yet its implications are not grasped by people at...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2021/07/wage-theft/feed/ 16 6965 ‘Akkarmashee’ A Must Read Biography https://vivekvsp.com/2021/05/akkarmashee-biography/ https://vivekvsp.com/2021/05/akkarmashee-biography/#comments Sun, 30 May 2021 05:40:14 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6860 While reading a book, I often pick up a reference of another interesting book. I can’t remember where I read about ‘Akkarmashee’, the autobiography of...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2021/05/akkarmashee-biography/feed/ 6 6860 ‘Rotten’ Shows That Slavery Is Everywhere https://vivekvsp.com/2020/11/rotten-shows-slavery-everywhere/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/11/rotten-shows-slavery-everywhere/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:02:10 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6498 It is important to watch the documentary ‘Rotten’ on Netflix to understand how people prove Galbraith’s acute observation: ‘Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism,...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2020/11/rotten-shows-slavery-everywhere/feed/ 7 6498 The Tragic Life of Contract Workers At BPCL https://vivekvsp.com/2019/06/contract-workers-bpcl/ https://vivekvsp.com/2019/06/contract-workers-bpcl/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2019 15:37:10 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=5704 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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