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Indian trade union slams govt for failing to address worker woes after Wistron violenceThe Taiwanese company, one of Apple Inc's top global suppliers, in a police complaint said more than 5,000 of its contract workers had dest...
Will the suicide of a pourakarmika, who went without pay for months, stir Bangaluru's conscience?Many pourakarmikas are yet to be paid as the BBMP is slow in verification and those enrolled into the BBMP’s biometric systems do not get p...
Bed and breakfast plan is a cruel joke on hotel staffThe “break shift” arrangement followed by most restaurants is supposed to facilitate a worker to work in two shifts of four hours each ever...
Why women contract workers are among the most vulnerable to sexual harassment at workWhile there has been no shortage of sceptics and flag-bearers of patriarchy, there has been a tidal wave of support, especially on social m...
Civic staff end stir on government AssuranceTheir demand for regularisation of service and modalities involved in direct wage payments will be discussed in an official meeting on June...
Pourakarmika cooperatives a step awayThe city civic corporation is ready to introduce contractor-less solid waste management. The pilot project in the assembly constituencies o...
Mechanised sweepers likely to wipe out pourakarmikas from half of city roadsThe new garbage contracts being finalised will give bidders an option to either use pourakarmikas or bring in mechanised sweepers for stree...
BBMP's plan for civic staff cooperative society meets resistanceThe BBMP Guttige Powrakarmika Sangha, which is opposing the move, submitted a representation to the commissioner expressing disdain.
20,000 civic staff set to get midday meal in BengaluruAkshaya Patra, an NGO run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), has agreed to supply meals for municipal workers.
Elites of state pushing street vendors out of livelihood by evicting them to peripheriesBengaluru is estimated to have over two lakh street vendors, but they are considered illegal despite of the central act legally accepting s...