Bangladesh’s garment wage deal faces test, protests expose cost of cheap labour
A new wage structure is due to take effect in December, but the wage board has yet to determine the increase. Workers’ demands, factory…
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Bangladesh’s garment workers keep protesting for higher pay
Bangladesh’s garment factories reopened on Monday, but clashes between police and workers demanding much higher wages broke out again…
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India’s voter-list protests grow, challenge removal of 130mn names
Across India, opposition parties, students and a youth-led online movement are protesting against a nationwide revision of the voter rolls…
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Neha Bora refuses peace bond, legal battle over protest rights continues
The AISA president has rejected a ₹10,000 bond sought by Delhi Police, while the High Court has directed authorities to disclose their…
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UN experts demand investigation on India’s youth-led protests
Opposition parties and student groups are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while authorities defend…
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UN experts call on India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters
The experts call for an end to excessive force, blanket restrictions on public assemblies and the misuse of digital surveillance amid…
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Delhi’s ‘Cockroach’ protests challenge Modi’s political image, crackdown on dissent
Student-led demonstrations over alleged voter-roll manipulation and earlier exam-paper leaks have brought opposition groups and young…
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Sri Lanka blackout raises questions over grid readiness for solar expansion
Nationwide power failure triggers emergency restoration as authorities investigate system instability and ask rooftop solar users to…
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India’s voter-roll controversy puts electoral accountability, protest rights under scrutiny
India’s escalating protests over the revision of electoral rolls have developed into a wider dispute over election administration,…
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India’s voter-roll dispute exposes fault lines in electoral accountability
India’s voter-registration controversy has escalated into a broader confrontation over electoral accountability, institutional independence…
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