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A worker’s finger was lost in the TFO Machine at a power loom unit in Surat

Mr. Prasant Kumar Pania Swain, a migrant worker from the Ganjam district of Odisha moved to Surat to work in a power loom unit. He is a single male migrant living in a mess. His family lives in the village.

He was working as a TFO worker in A-One Textiles situated at Fulwadi, Ved Road, Surat. He was working in the day shift. During the course of his work, his index finger suddenly got stuck in the machine and was injured very badly.

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मनीष और उसके पिता की कहानी 

11 वर्षीय मनीष स्कुल में छठीं क्लाय में पढता है। उसके पिताजी पत्थर घड़ाई का काम करते थे। जिससे उन्हे सिलिकोसिस की बीमारी हो गयी थी। इसी बिमारी के साथ ही कोरोना महामारी के चलते काम की कमी भी हो गयी थी। अपने स्वास्थ्य के साथ में जैसे-तैसे परिवार का गुजारा चला रहे थे। कारोना के चलते सभी स्कुल व कॉलेज बंद थे। पढाई कागजों में सिमट गयी थी। इसी में मनीष को स्थानीय व्यक्ति के द्वारा मनीष को अपने साथ जैसलमेर काम पर चलने का कहा गया। मनीष भी घर में रह-रहकर परेषान हो गया था। वो भी चुपचाप बिना मां-बाप को बताये काम पर दिनांक 10/9/2021 को चला गया।

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Mediation for compensation after the death of a migrant worker

The Mumbai team successfully mediated the resolution of a dispute for compensation in the death case of a migrant worker. Lt. Surendra Kumar, originally from Uttar Pradesh, fell from the 4th floor of the construction site he was working on and died as a result. The accident took place on 31.11.2021. The Mumbai team followed up on the case after it was registered via a call to the India Labour Line.

Since Surendra Kumar and his contractor belonged to the same village, the contractor tried every possible way to coerce the worker’s family. There was tremendous pressure on Surendra Kumar’s family members and on the Mumbai team from Police, Pradhan (mukhiya) from a village and contractors to withdraw the complaint and close the case. Surendra was the primary bread earner in his family; thus there was a need to get compensation for the dependents- his wife, mother and other family members.

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Our popular writing in 2021

In addition to our reports and academic work on the the difficulties faced by workers, and specifically migrant workers; we have also written extensively for news media, websites and blogs in the last two years. Read our reports here and find a short summary of what we wrote in 2021 below.

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Our popular writing in 2020

In addition to our reports and academic work on the the difficulties faced by workers, and specifically migrant workers; we have also written extensively for news media, websites and blogs in the last two years. Read our reports here and find below a short summary and links to what we wrote in 2020. 

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Labour Wrap- March 2022

As part of the Iconic Week from March 7 to 13, the Ministry of Labour and Employment celebrated 25 crore registrations under e-Shram on UMANG app, a Job Fair by the National Career Service Centers, placement drives, placement camps with a special focus on persons with disabilities and those from SC/ST communities. 

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