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News ScanSocial activist Deep Joshi wins Magsaysay award
Joshi, who has done pioneering work for development of rural communities, was named, along with five others, for the prestigious award considered Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize More... Construction worker deaths on the rise in DelhiDuring 2008-09, 48 construction workers died in Delhi, and 98 suffered serious injuries. The growing number of accidents at construction sites raises questions about the lack of safety norms in place at mammoth projects currently underway in the capital More... Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Bill scrapes through ParliamentThe need for a social security net for people who are unemployed and those at risk of losing their jobs has never been more acutely felt as it is now. With the global meltdown hurting economic activity, particularly small and medium enterprises, tens of thousands of workers face the prospect of losing their jobs More... Indian couple win Alternative NobelKrishnammal and Sankaralingam Jagannathan’s years of working for land and livelihood rights for the poor in three districts of Tamil Nadu has been recognised with the 2008 Right Livelihood Prize given annually to those “offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today” More... Pension plan for unorganised sector likely in six monthsThe move is expected to benefit millions in India’s unorganised sector by enabling them to access the benefits of a pension scheme. According to National Sample Survey Organisation data for 1999-2000, out of a total workforce of 397 million, only 28 million workers are employed in the organised sector. The rest work in the unorganised sector More... India forms land reform council in response to 'rally of the landless'Within days of the Janadesh yatra reaching the Indian capital, the government has acknowledged the power of India's landless foot-soldiers, setting up a body headed by the prime minister to examine the pressing issue of pro-poor land reform More... Mumbai shopkeepers rally against big retailMumbai is the latest to witness large-scale protests against the entry of multinationals and big Indian corporates into the retail sector. Thousands gather in the city to show their support for small shopkeepers, vegetable vendors and roadside hawkers More... India launches health insurance for poor in informal sectorThe Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana aims to provide life and disability cover to all rural landless households in the country More... Indian Cabinet clears unorganised sector welfare BillIndia's first attempt to introduce social security and other welfare schemes for workers in the unorganised sector, which constitutes an overwhelming majority of the country's workforce, has received Cabinet approval. But it will have to wait until the winter session of Parliament to be passed into law More... |
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