Why the Private Sector Is Immune to the Constitutional Goal of Social Justice
There is a growing need to discuss the constitutional immunity to reservations that the private sector has enjoyed, even as it has deepened caste cleavages in India.
Workers Suffer High Levels of Stress and Alienation; and Workplace Accidents – 3 Articles
Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Report 2022 reveals high levels of alienation and stress faced by workers; 120 million occupational accidents, of which 2.1 lakh are fatal accidents, occur annually at workplaces worldwide; Also: WHO-ILO Report: Work-related Causes Kill 2 Million People Globally Each Year.
Civil Society Members Write to MPs Regarding Concerns with Proposed Data Protection Bill; Also: Is Bill a Charter of Surveillance Capitalism?
The 2019 version of the bill was flawed. But in 2022, the government has gone all-out to protect the interests of Big Data, Big Capital, and the powers of the State at the cost of citizens’ privacy. Several civil society members have written a letter to MPs about their concerns with the proposed bill.
Jobless Numbers Are Touching 5 Crore
Labour force has still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to CMIE.
Dharavi Dreams: The New Redevelopment Plan Ignores the Rights of the People Who Built It
The Adani group recently won the bid to redevelop 260 hectares of Mumbai’s Dharavi settlement. While planning profit-focused redevelopment of Dharavi, no one ask’s what Dharavi is, what the people who live here worry about, and how they would themselves like this area to be transformed.
Bharat Jodo Yatra, An Extraordinary Experiment: Two Articles
The appeal of the Bharat Jodo Yatra is not only in what it says, but also in its ability to move millions of hearts and minds.
Privatisation of Public Sector Banks Would Run Counter to the Constitutional Obligation of the Government
The Finance Minister has announced that the government is going to privatise public sector banks in due course. A word of caution for the government about the far-reaching implications of privatising any PSU bank.
Oxfam Report: Societal Inequalities Being Replicated in Digital Space
The percentage of men owning phones is as high as 61% while only 31% of women owned phones in 2021, according to a new report, which claimed that India’s growing inequalities based on caste, religion, gender, class, and geographic location are being worryingly replicated in the digital space.
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As Gig Economy Grows, Its Toll on Workers Mounts
Not only is the gig economy devastating its workers, but there are ongoing efforts to expand the model to nearly all American workplaces. It is estimated that 36 percent of the US workforce are gig, contract, freelance and temporary workers. And the numbers are only growing.
Inside ‘Gujarat Model’: Why are So Many Children Undernourished?
On many counts, the state’s indicators are worse than India’s average.