COVER STORY

Honda’s Trouble in Gurgaon: Globalisation and its Subtleties


Sukumar Muralidharan

The few thousand workers, who had gathered in an open compound of the hub of administration in Gurgaon, were under the impression that they were being given a long-denied opportunity to ventilate their grievances.

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Indian Provident Fund: A Systematic Denial


Sindhu Menon

Provident Fund is a legal entitlement to a worker, but in a country where gross violations of labour laws happen, where bonded and child labour exist, where workers are denied even the basic minimum wages, how effective is the concept of Provident Fund as a benefactor?

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Endorsing an Unorganised Bill: A Game of Hide and Seek


Sindhu Menon

Head loaders, agricultural workers, construction workers, rickshaw pullers, coolies, toddy tappers, home-based workers, self-employed and the innumerable other categories of unorganised sector workers are preparing themselves to swarm the capital on 5 May 2005.

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Tsunami and Its Impact on Livelihood Systems


M V Srinivasan

The fisheries sector occupies a very important position as it generates income and employment for millions of people in the country. The marine fisheries sector accounts for about half of the six million tonnes of fish produced in the country every year.

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