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Building a More Equitable World for those who Build the Country
Delhi-based NGO Nirmana works to “build an inclusive India” by campaigning for the rights of the country’s 10 crore construction workers.
Atrocities Against Dalits Continue but Perpetrators Often Go Scot Free
Amidst debates on the dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a family in Odisha struggles to bring their ‘upper’ caste perpetrator to task.
Health Workers Asserting their Rights Intimidated, Threatened by the Police
Police cracks down on demonstrating health workers in Bhopal, illegally detaining them; the workers are fighting for better pay and working conditions.
India’s Rural Health Activists: Not Volunteers, But Workers With Labour Rights
ASHA workers from 21 districts of Madhya Pradesh are demanding standardised wages, better working conditions and representation in leadership and movements.
Two Kilometers From the Seat of the UP Government, a School in Distress
Uttar Pradesh, which has the country’s largest child population, also has the lowest transition rate from primary to upper primary school.
Tea Gardens of North Bengal: A Hotbed of Human Trafficking
Tea gardens that once brewed the world-famous Darjeeling tea have now become a hotbed for trafficking, owing to the undermining of labour rights and rising deprivation.
Fined, Threatened, Intimidated for Claiming their Rights
18 families in a Madhya Pradesh village are struggling to formalise the ownership of the land on which they live and cultivate, under the Forest Rights Act.
Living with Food Insecurity in Uttar Pradesh
Many residents of Shivpuri village in Uttar Pradesh are living in vulnerability without the food security that comes with having a ration card.