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The newsletter that tracks the lives of workers in India. Published by Sevanti Ninan

Joined March 2021
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Worker Web@WorkerWeb1Oct 30
In the latest issue of Worker Web sevantininan108753.substack.… Wage Comparison for Hindi Speaking States
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Worker Web@WorkerWeb1Oct 30
Indian economy’s UP paradox: State leads in poverty reduction, but ranks 2nd-lowest in per capita income theprint.in/economy/indian-e… @AajeevikaBureau @MaheshGajera14 @sksinghintuc @VijooKrishnan @roadscholarz @TGPWU @SubhashiniAli
Indian economy's UP paradox: State leads in poverty reduction, but ranks 2nd-lowest in per capita...

Indian economy's UP paradox: State leads in poverty reduction, but ranks 2nd-lowest in per capita...

Uttar Pradesh demonstrates potential of support-led security on a remarkable scale. However, its achievements must be considered alongside its limitations.

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In latest Worker Web newsletter sevantininan108753.substack.… RESEARCH REPORT India’s Invisible Half: Unpacking the Paradox of Indian Women’s Labour policy-practice.oxfam.org/re…
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Karnataka’s gig worker insurance scheme sees tepid response, only 30,256 registered - moneycontrol.com/news/busine…
Karnataka’s gig worker insurance scheme sees tepid response, only 30,256 registered- Moneycontrol...

Karnataka’s gig worker insurance scheme sees tepid response, only 30,256 registered- Moneycontrol...

Only seven claims have been registered under the state’s insurance scheme, with Rs 11.79 lakh disbursed in compensation.

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After expired product charges, gig workers pitch for whistleblower rights thehansindia.com/n-1130467
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business-standard.com/amp/op… The NSO released the first ever district-level estimates for Unincorporated Sector Enterprises 2025 provides a new geographic lens on this segment of India’s non-agricultural economy. in the latest issue of Worker Web
State of informal economy

State of informal economy

District estimates reveal high concentration

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Worker Web@WorkerWeb1Oct 7
sevantininan108753.substack.… Read the latest issue of Worker Web newsletter A year of labour unrest, Numbers of factories, workers, wages, rose in 24-25, PM Internship has few takers for jobs offered.
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Worker Web's WhatsApp channel brings you the latest labour news. To follow its daily updates use this link in WhatsApp whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb8…
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Worker Web@WorkerWeb1Sep 26
scroll.in/video/1096002/how-… How Uttar Pradesh police went after women who dared to protest for better wages in Noida. Nearly six months later, many are still in jail. @MaheshGajera14 @VijooKrishnan @roadscholarz @sksinghintuc @aiawu_m @ILONewDelhi @workersunity @dasra @lysajohn
How Uttar Pradesh police went after women who dared to protest for better wages in Noida

How Uttar Pradesh police went after women who dared to protest for better wages in Noida

Nearly six months later, many are still in jail.

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sevantininan108753.substack.… Farmers’ Woes—in latest Worker Web on Substack: floods damage crops of 71,000 farmers in AP, Maharashtra declares drought in 3/4ths of state, diverting maize For Ethanol hurts Poultry Farmers. @TUED_global @JJNglobal @contemporarySA @CASLW_RGNUL @SASPNUS
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thehindu.com/news/national/a… in latest issue of Worker Web newsletter sevantininan108753.substack.… @globalrec @SASPNUS @CASIPenn @startkabir @TUED_global @JJNglobal @contemporarySA @CASLW_RGNUL @workersunity @SASPNUS @alliance40767 @IndiaSpend

Debt trap looms large over A.P. weavers

Andhra Pradesh handloom weavers face mounting dues, delayed payments, and collapsing cooperatives, threatening livelihoods and futures.

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isignal.in/earthcheckindia/s… Street vendors are considered self-employed, and fall outside worker protection systems. This and other stories in the latest Worker Web sevantininan108753.substack.… @working_india @jan_sahas @StrandedWorkers @AmitabhBehar @lysajohn @dasra @OmidyarNetwork
Street Vendors, Small-Site Construction Workers Fall Through India's Labour Code Protections

Street Vendors, Small-Site Construction Workers Fall Through India's Labour Code Protections

Street vendors are considered self-employed, and fall outside many worker protection systems, while construction workers on smaller sites are not eligible for protections

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Worker Web@WorkerWeb1Oct 3
thewire.in/video/watch-what-… This and other stories in latest Worker Web newsletter sevantininan108753.substack.… @OmidyarNetwork @Sachin_Chat @BMGFIndia @SuchiSudarshan @Connect_IFAT @ILONewDelhi @KuchikR @AICCTU_tweets @clifroz @SubhashiniAli

Watch | What India's Top 20% Doesn't Understand About Social Welfare

Author Reetika Khera addresses the widening gap between rising GDP and the realities that most of India's population faces.

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Follow daily headlines on labour and employment news on Worker Web’s WhatsApp channel. Mobile link: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb8… @azimpremjiuniv @working_india @jan_sahas @StrandedWorkers @OmidyarNetwork @Sachin_Chat @BMGFIndia @suchasudarshan @contemporarySA @JJNglobal
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ceda.ashoka.edu.in/on-the-fa… Contract employment has more than doubled in India’s formal manufacturing sector over 25 years. In the latest Worker Web issue: sevantininan108753.substack.… @BezwadaWilson @azimpremjiuniv @working_india @jan_sahas @StrandedWorkers @lysajohn @dasra @ILONewDelhi
On the factory floor, off the payroll: Contract work in formal manufacturing » CEDA

On the factory floor, off the payroll: Contract work in formal manufacturing » CEDA

Contract employment has more than doubled in India’s formal manufacturing sector over 25 years, reaching 41.6 percent of the workforce in 2024, with 60.3 percent of contract workers concentrated...

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theprint.in/feature/over-500… Swiggy said on Thursday that more than one-third of those who filed their returns were first-timers. The job as a delivery partner at Swiggy brought them into the formal financial system. @TGPWU @working_india @jan_sahas @AmitabhBehar
Over 50,000 Swiggy gig workers file ITRs. Refund claims totalled Rs 6.5 crore

Over 50,000 Swiggy gig workers file ITRs. Refund claims totalled Rs 6.5 crore

Of the total Swiggy gig workers who filed ITRs, more than one-third were first timers. The job has brought them into the formal financial system.

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aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/6…. In the latest issue of Worker Web newsletter: sevantininan108753.substack.… @OmidyarNetwork @Sachin_Chat @BMGFIndia @SuchiSudarshan @AICCTU_tweets @clifroz @KuchikR @startkabir @geetaseshu @JJNglobal
Photos: India’s workers are training AI robots to take their jobs

Photos: India’s workers are training AI robots to take their jobs

Developers believe that feeding first-person footage into specialised AI models will help robots copy human behaviour.

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sevantininan108753.substack.… In the latest issue of Worker Web-- The past four months have seen rapid progression in the AI-powered robotic takeover of workers’ jobs.
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Is Ecology Threatening Livelihoods? sevantininan108753.substack.… Check out all the stories in latest issue of Worker Web newsletter. @AajeevikaBureau @MaheshGajera14 @SubhashiniAli @VijooKrishnan @roadscholarz @sksinghintuc @aiawu_m @workersunity @swachcoop @aigwu_union @TGPWU
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sevantininan108753.substack.… Follow Worker Web on Substack-Karnataka’s minimum wage flip flop, Real Rural wages fell in April-July, Medical interns strike across states to secure stipend raises. Nearly half of Rajasthan’s young workers are in fields for Rs 7,110. @SASPNUS @CASIPen
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