Mobile apps are playing an ever-greater role in helping to keep people safe at work, with Indian universities and industry working closely together to develop the required technology.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
Although India recently joined the rest of the world in marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work, a spate of fatal accidents in the run-up to the day has again prompted calls for tougher legislation and employer action to protect Indian workers from work-related injury and ill health.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 05 May 2023
Several thousand workers in India’s automotive parts factories suffer horrendous hand and finger injuries every year. Campaigners say it’s time the country’s biggest automotive companies do more to improve health and safety standards in their supply chain.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 September 2021
A group of experts discuss what needs to be done to improve the health, safety and employment rights of women workers in India.
By Gajal Gupta on 01 May 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the plight of India’s huge army of migrant workers, as millions lost their jobs in last year’s lockdown and were forced to return to their home villages. We asked three experts what needs to be done to improve the health, safety, employment and social security protections for migrant workers.
By Gajal Gupta on 01 April 2021
With deaths on construction sites a daily occurrence, campaigners say the central and state governments need to increase safety inspections – and ensure construction workers can access the social security benefits they are entitled to.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 October 2022
Despite strict laws requiring the owners of tea plantations to ensure the health, safety and living conditions of tea workers, poor practices persist – and women are often the worst affected.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 12 September 2022
Millions of businesses across India ran activities encouraging workers to act in a safe and healthy fashion as part of the annual National Safety Week that ran from 4-10 March.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 March 2022
