Laissez-faire Agnipath Scheme Could Strike at Operational Foundations of India’s Armed Forces
A cost-cutting measure initiated by stealth, the scheme could transform the world’s second-largest military into a rag-tag force of intern soldiers.
After Industrialists and Government Offer Jobs to Discharged Agniveers, Veterans Question Past Hiring Record
Several industry leaders have offered jobs to Agniveers. The question is, how many ex-servicemen have they employed in the past in their respective corporate houses. The Modi govt. too has promised them jobs in govt departments – but it has not filled the posts reserved for them so far. Also: Farmers and workers join youth protesting Agnipath scheme.
Five Charts that Show How the Protests Against Agnipath are a Symptom of India’s Unemployment Crisis
The Narendra Modi-led government has not only failed its promise to provide two crore jobs to the youth every year, it has also created a situation where economic growth is barely creating jobs. And now the Agnipath scheme has taken away the chance to find a secure position. Expect more agitations.
Agnipath: The Path Towards Precarious Sovereignty
Whether it be the nefarious design of the corporatization of the defence ordinance factories or the current move towards contractualization of army recruitment; the pseudo-nationalists are hell bent on putting the nation’s security and sovereignty on mortgage.
Why the Government’s ‘Plans’ for Demobilised Agniveers Don’t Inspire Trust
After their term ends, thousands of Agniveers would be at the mercy of the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare for re-employment, which has done little or nothing to resettle ex-servicemen, say protesters. Also: “Agnipath – Path of Militarisation of Society?”
‘Informality’ and Control in the Gig Economy: A Study of Cab Drivers and Food Delivery Riders in Delhi-NCR
Gig workers, such as food delivery riders and app-based cab drivers, are increasingly becoming one of the most visible faces of urban employment. This article discusses various aspects of the nature of employment in the gig economy, especially for those who can be referred to as ‘blue collar’ gig workers.
Panopticon
Taylor’s ideas of what is termed as ‘scientific management’ have been thoroughly implemented by corporate management worldwide. It has since been further developed, with the Toyota Corporation pioneering what is now called lean production, termed accurately by critics “management by stress.
Over 60 Lakh Central and State Govt Posts Lying Vacant
Filling up these posts itself would contribute to reducing the raging joblessness that has haunted India in the past several years, but the government does not seem to care.
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Two-Day Bharat Bandh Against ‘Govt’s Anti-People Policies’
The ‘Bharat Bandh’ strike was called for by ten central trade unions against the “anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people and anti-national policies” of the Union government. Their demands included scrapping of the new labour codes, no privatisation, increased allocation of wages under MNREGA, among others.
In Delhi, Anganwadi Workers are Fighting for Higher Pay and Social Security
The workers, who are crucial for keeping critical health and nutrition programmes running, are not adequately compensated and protected against Covid-19.