Labour Exploitation News & Analysis

• Forced labour in Indian factories (Al Jazeera, 2025):
  https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/6/7/open-prison-the-forced-labour-driving-indias-5-trillion-economy-dream

• Systemic exploitation of migrant workers (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre):
  https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/india-migrant-workers-systemic-challenges-including-lack-of-social-security-forced-labour-discrimination-are-worsened-by-conflict-and-crisis/

• Child labour rescues on the rise (Economic Times, 2025):
  https://economictimes.com/news/india/child-labour-rescues-in-delhi-jump-51-in-2025-most-trafficked-from-poor-states/articleshow/122878009.cms

• India rescued nearly 45,000 children from exploitation (India Today):
  https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/india-rescued-44902-children-from-exploitation-last-year-2747260-2025-06-27

• Persistent problem of bonded labour (British Safety Council India):
  https://www.britsafe.in/safety-management-news/2025/bonded-labour-a-persistent-problem-in-india

Suicides & Exploitation in the Workplace

• Bajaj Finance manager dies by suicide, cites harassment (Hindustan Times, 2024):
  https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bajaj-finance-manager-dies-by-suicide-leaves-behind-note-citing-workplace-harassment-101727744483390.html

• Indian banking crisis: targets and suicides (Article14):
  https://article-14.com/post/a-crisis-in-indian-banking-how-high-targets-work-pressure-are-driving-employees-to-despair-suicide--6674ec392de3d

• Political debate over banker suicides and harassment (New Indian Express):
  https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Mar/29/rahul-gandhi-alleges-bjps-loan-write-offs-hurting-banking-sector

Labour Law, Reforms & Judgments

• New Labour Codes and their impact (Economic Times):
  https://economictimes.com/wealth/earn/how-new-labour-codes-will-impact-your-salary-gratuity-and-provident-fund-payments-once-implemented/articleshow/122201449.cms

• May 2025 Legal Developments: Supreme Court & Labour Law (Dentons Link Legal):
  https://www.dentonslinklegal.com/en/insights/newsletters/2025/may/16/labour-and-employment-newsletter/labour-and-employment-law-newsletter-may-2025

• Labour law reforms: not always translating to new rights (Indian Express):
  https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/when-labour-reform-doesnt-translate-to-labour-rights-10103570/

• Madhya Pradesh requires notice before lockout (NDTV):
  https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/prior-notice-before-lockout-now-a-must-as-madhya-pradesh-tweaks-labour-laws-8993825

Labour Victory & Landmark Cases

• Samsung India Workers’ Union registered after strike (People’s Democracy):
  https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2025/0223_pd/tn-workers%E2%80%99-victory-samsung-india-workers%E2%80%99-union-registered

• Historic 250-million worker strike in India (Transnational Strike, 2025):
  https://www.transnational-strike.info/2025/07/15/just-the-beginning-250-million-on-strike-in-india-resisting-exploitation-and-demanding-change/

Shannon Wait’s (not Sharon Wait) Landmark Victory Against Google

• BBC: The woman who took on Google and won (BBC)
  https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56659212
  Shannon Wait was a contract worker at Google who was fired after speaking up about the company’s workplace conditions. Following her complaint, the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in her favour, ordering Google to reinstate her with back pay—a landmark victory for both her and tech labor organizing at Google.

Recent Anti-Exploitation & Anti-Monopoly Victories Against Google

• US judge rules Google has an illegal monopoly on search (CNN, Aug 2024):
  https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/05/business/google-loses-antitrust-lawsuit-doj

• US v. Google antitrust ruling, full coverage (The Verge):
  https://www.theverge.com/23869483/us-v-google-search-antitrust-case-updates

• NCLAT upholds ₹1,337 crore penalty on Google (Indian Express):
  https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/nclat-penalty-google-cci-case-explained-8527495/