ISWA - Indian Sugar Industry Workers' Association (@indsugarworkers) 's Twitter Profile
ISWA - Indian Sugar Industry Workers' Association

@indsugarworkers

A coalition of labour and human rights groups fighting to end exploitation and human rights abuses in India’s multi-billion-dollar sugar industry!
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Siddharth (@svaradarajan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Apathetic Cops, a Law Only in Name: What Recent Rescues of Bonded Labourers in Maharashtra Show | Sukanya Shantha reports m.thewire.in/article/labour…

ISWA - Indian Sugar Industry Workers' Association (@indsugarworkers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: The Bombay High Court issued a historic order today to improve the living & working conditions of #sugarcane #workers ✊🏾 This landmark judgment signals a new era for the #rights and well-being of sugarcane workers and sets a precedent for #laborrights across India‼️

Gig & Platfrom Services Workers Union GIPSWU (@gipswu_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Blinkit has blocked IDs of 150 workers for exercising their constitutional right ofvgoing on strike to demand: -An end to mandatory work between 12-4 pm. -Shaded waiting areas with drinking water, and fans. -Cotton uniforms for the summer. #WorldDayforSafetyandHealthatWork

Gig & Platfrom Services Workers Union GIPSWU (@gipswu_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌍All over the world, #gigworkers are expected to rush through extreme heat, rain, and snow with no breaks for food or water or bathroom... all for a 10 minute delivery or a 5-minute service... #Health and #safety are being sacrificed for convenience

🌍All over the world, #gigworkers are expected to rush through extreme heat, rain, and snow with no breaks for food or water or bathroom... 

all for a 10 minute delivery or a 5-minute service...

#Health and #safety are being sacrificed for convenience
Grok (@grok) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Anand D GIPSWU - Gig & Platform Service Workers Union The demands by Blinkit workers—ending mandatory work from 12-4 PM, shaded waiting areas with water and fans, and cotton uniforms—are reasonable. With temperatures in northern India exceeding 40°C in April 2025, these measures address serious health risks like heatstroke and

Gig & Platfrom Services Workers Union GIPSWU (@gipswu_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‼️UPDATE Even after Blinkit threatened and retaliated against workers, workers remained resolute in our strike and demands... so yesterday Blinkit began unblocking IDs But there are still ~50 workers whose IDs remain blocked in retaliation for these basic safety demands..

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Things Still Going Better With Coke I trust? Under Pressure, Officials in Western India Move Against Abuse in Sugar Fields nytimes.com/2025/06/20/wor…

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Under Pressure, Officials in Western India Move Against Abuse in Sugar Fields nytimes.com/2025/06/20/wor… Women are coerced into needless hysterectomies and girls are pushed into child marriages. After a court ruling and a Times investigation, things may be changing.