labour - Himal Southasian (Page 5)

Orange is for oppression

A day in the life of a Colombo street cleaner.

By Prashanthi Jayasekara and Vagisha Gunasekara

/ 6 Mar 2015

Far from concrete

India's Street Vendors Act could be a big leap forward for those it seeks to serve, but important gaps must be filled during its implementation.

By Alen John

/ 5 Dec 2014

Bhopal: Three decades of struggle

Survivor-activists of the 1984 Union Carbide industrial disaster continue their fight for justice.

By Freny Manecksha

/ 2 Dec 2014

Not-so-free trade

SAARC leaders emphasise regional free trade and investment while overlooking the need to address labour conditions.

By Puja Sen and Shubhanga Pandey

/ 26 Nov 2014

Global capital, local labour

The Indian government’s push for so-called labour reforms will take aim at provisions that safeguard worker rights.

By Kinjal Sampat

/ 21 Nov 2014

An everyday race

The lives of syces – the stable grooms – at a racecourse in Bangalore.

By Rudra Rakshit

/ 19 Nov 2014

Assam’s subaltern ruse

Reflections on a failed revolution.

By Somnath Batabyal

/ 18 Jun 2014

Labour and change in Myanmar

Myanmarese workers are organising. The consequences for Myanmar’s ‘triple transition’ are still being determined.

By K Michener

/ 18 Jun 2014

Bigger cages, longer chains

As labour unrest afflicts the World Cup kick-off in Brazil, for Nepal’s migrant workers, Qatar 2022 is a lived reality.

By Deepak Adhikari

/ 12 Jun 2014

The feminist and the sex worker

Despite decades of tension between feminists and sex workers, it is finally becoming clear that the former has much to learn from the latter.

By Srilatha Batliwala

/ 15 Aug 2010

Reviews of the latest books from and on Southasia

Five Queen's Road by Sorayya Khan Penguin, 2009 Train to India: Memories of another Bengal by Maloy Krishna Dhar Penguin, 2009 Two new books touch upon the lesser-

By The Editors

/ 1 Jan 2010

Beyond false debates

In almost any situation one can safely say that the eruption of violence marks a setback for education. I am not hinting at the chronic shortage of funds for education

By Krishna Kumar

/ 1 Jan 2010