Women garment workers suffer wage theft, forced terminations and harassment, but the labour department rarely monitors violations or acts against employers.
From reverse migration of workers to the oxygen crisis, this is how various factors came together to cripple small and medium businesses and livelihoods in the sector.
With the second wave of COVID, GCC has brought back fever survey volunteers on the ground. We spoke to some of them to understand their roles and challenges better.
As the sale of crackers has fallen drastically in Chennai, thousands of workers in the fireworks industry have lost their jobs. What alternatives could they possibly have?
With cabs and autos off the road, Ola and Uber drivers in Chennai have been hit hard by the lockdown. Unfortunately, there has been little support from the companies or govt.