India’s government plans to replace MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act on July 1, promising 125 days of guaranteed wage employment and claiming it will drive rural transformation. Congress has hit back, calling the notification an exercise in centralisation that could weaken rural workers’ bargaining power and shift control away from labour.
MDMK MP Vaiko on May Day traced the labour struggles behind May 1’s recognition, linking the global 1886 events to India’s own fight for workers’ rights. He says his 1990 request to then Prime Minister VP Singh was pivotal in declaring May Day a central government holiday, calling it one of his biggest achievements.
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The ILO says work related stress drives about 0.84 million deaths each year globally, fueled by long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment. The organization estimates the economic cost of these psychosocial pressures reaches 1.37% of global GDP annually, urging stronger protections and safer work environments.
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