Long awaited Labour Codes finally passed in government bid to modernise labour laws and boost workers’ safety, wellbeing and employment rights
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 December 2025
India
Suicide at work: a major problem in India
Recent reports of suicides among workers ranging from police officers to electoral roll officials have prompted calls for employers and government agencies to do more to both reduce excessive workloads and provide better mental health support at work.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 December 2025
The price of fast fashion is not pretty
The largely female workforce in India’s garment manufacturing industry faces long hours, low wages and poor working conditions, and campaigners say it is time the Indian government and international clothing brands took tougher action to improve working conditions, pay and employment rights.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 December 2025
Coal workers granted expanded accident insurance coverage in recognition of role in boosting energy security
In a move designed to align with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of placing ‘Workers First’ and ensuring ‘Workers’ Welfare’, Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy recently announced a series of financial benefits designed to support the health and wellbeing of coal sector workers, including miners.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 October 2025
India’s startups: can they balance growth with employee wellbeing?
The founders of Indian startups are understandably keen to rapidly grow their businesses, but commentators argue a lack of support for employee wellbeing actually threatens to hinder business success. Here, in the second of our two-part feature on employee wellbeing in startups, we explore the human and business problems arising from inadequate wellbeing support for staff.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 October 2025
Flash flooding at India’s technology cities: a tale of unbridled development and climate change
India’s technology hub cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad are increasingly suffering severe flooding, and climate experts say urgent action is now required to reverse extensive construction over natural water-absorbing landscape features to protect people and businesses.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 October 2025
Violence at work: latest round of high-profile assaults highlights risk to India’s workers and public officials
The Indian Government and employers are facing renewed calls for action to protect workers and public officials from violence and aggression from the public following the latest string of high-profile assaults on employees, public officials and politicians, ranging from airline staff to highway engineers, civic officials to even chief ministers.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025
Himalayan flash flooding: how migrant workers are bearing the brunt of climate change impacts
Recent flash flooding in Uttarakhand is thought to have claimed the lives of a number of migrant workers, prompting accusations the Government is failing to minimise the risk of devastating floods caused by a combination of climate change impacts, construction of upstream hydroelectric plants and deforestation for development projects.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025
India’s startup boom: how are these businesses performing on employee wellbeing?
India's startup businesses are celebrated as wealth and employment generators, but there are reports some are struggling to provide and maintain a healthy workplace culture, putting employee wellbeing at risk. In the first of a two-part article, we examine the efforts made by startups to provide a safe and healthy working environment, and the effectiveness of their approaches to date.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025
A bitter harvest: female sugarcane workers ‘pushed’ into having hysterectomies
The practice of female sugarcane workers in Maharashtra state undergoing unnecessary hysterectomies, in part driven by a financial need to avoid sick days due to menstrual problems and pregnancy, still persists, allege campaigners, despite a state government-commissioned report in 2019 urging greater action to eradicate it.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 August 2025
