‘Workers losing fingers daily was shocking’
IF you are feeling pleased about the car you drive, spare a thought for the workers who put it together for you. Some of them might have lost their fingers in the process. Every year, a report titled Crushed, brought out by Safe In India, a non-profit, uncovers a large number of
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Safety still eludes workers on auto shopfloors
For a decade Safe In India (SII) has been assiduously tracking the number of accidents in the supply chains of major auto brands and lobbying for worker rights and safe shopfloors. So, has India’s mighty auto sector become safer for workers? SII’s eighth CRUSHED report indicates that policies are improving.
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Unsafe India: Workers make a tally of accidents
SAFE in India (SII)’s sixth annual report, “CRUSHED 2024”, breaks new ground. For the first time, injured auto sector workers themselves carried out research for the report. Shramik Saathis or worker volunteers were trained in participatory research methods by SII and its partner, Praxis. They used tools like factory resource
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Auto shopfloors not getting safer
Leading auto manufacturers compete fiercely for a bigger slice of the Indian market, spending on advertising and lobbying for tax cuts. But inadequate attention is paid to ensuring an accident-free supply chain with decent working conditions for toiling workers. Workers are vulnerable to serious injuries, even death, due to accidents
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Crushed hopes of women workers in the auto sector
NEETU Devi lost her hand a year and a half ago in a factory accident. Her hand was crushed by a malfunctioning power press machine in a company that manufactures auto components for Maruti Suzuki in Gurugram. The accident was inevitable. The power press was defective and despite her complaints
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Shopfloor thriller: Vijay loses fingers
A video series with a title like Gang of Shramikpur suggests a thrilling edge-of-the-seat film full of action and gore. In fact, Gang of Shramikpur is an eight-episode series which tells the story of Vijay, an injured factory worker, who must negotiate a maze of red tape to claim the
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