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.
Read MoreProvident 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?
Read MoreHead 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.
Read MoreThe 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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