Labour rights yet to be fully realised, says S.K. Kanta
Senior labour leader and former Labour Minister S.K. Kanta stated that workers in the country have not fully achieved their rights and dignity despite existing legal protections and welfare initiatives. He highlighted the long history of the workers' rights movement and the role of sustained activism in prompting government action. Speaking at a May Day event in Kalaburagi, Kanta emphasized that exploitation of workers continues across sectors.
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Senior labour leader and former Labour Minister S.K. Kanta said that despite legal safeguards and welfare measures introduced over the years, workers in the country continue to face exploitation and have not received their due dignity and rights.Addressing a May Day public meeting organised by the New Kalyana Karnataka Construction Workers’ Union at Jagat Circle in Kalaburagi on Friday (May 1), Mr. Kanta said that the struggle for workers’ rights had a long history and that successive governments had enacted laws following sustained movements.
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