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		<title>The Noida Labour Violence Factors and Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Noida labour violence has received attention of the press and people alike. Here are statements picked up from various articles which will tell us...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2026/04/noida-labour/">The Noida Labour Violence Factors and Future</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Invisible Chains of Exploiting Working Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2025/12/women-exploitation/">The Invisible Chains of Exploiting Working Women</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>Solapur &#8211; Exploiting The Beedi Workers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slavery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beedi workers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“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...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2025/03/solapur-beedi/">Solapur &#8211; Exploiting The Beedi Workers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Tragic Life of Contract Workers At BPCL</title>
		<link>https://vivekvsp.com/2019/06/contract-workers-bpcl/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 15:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Contract workers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gratuity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2019/06/contract-workers-bpcl/">The Tragic Life of Contract Workers At BPCL</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Terrible Life Of Temporary Workers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Contract workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contingent workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minimum Wages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precariat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real wage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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....</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2018/12/temporary-workers/">The Terrible Life Of Temporary Workers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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