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Centre for Education and Communication (CEC) is a labour resource centre. Its purpose is to enhance the dignity and power of labour..More
National Meeting on the Emigration Management Bill, 2010 - Non-negotiables from a rights perspective, June 29, 2010, Hyderabad
CEC in coordination with MFA organised a national meeting on the Emigration Management Bill 2010, proposed by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affair (MOIA). The meeting was held on June 29, 2010 in Hyderabad. As the MOIA is all set to replace the existing Emigration Act, 1983 with new Emigration Management Act, the meeting discussed on what should be the non-negotiable in any amended Act on emigration from a human rights and a labour rights perspective....More
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Meeting on "Experiences in Organising Bonded Labour, Lessons Learnt and Challenges", May 30, 2010, Jalandhar
 Centre for Education and Communication (CEC) along with Volunteers for Social Justice (VSJ) organised a one day meeting - Experiences in organising Bonded Labour, Lessons Learnt and Challenges - on May 30, 2010 at Jalandhar. The meeting discussed the proposed amendments to the Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 which were worked out after a series of meetings in Punjab, Chattisgarh and Delhi...More
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National Conference on "Sumangalis: The Contemporary Faces of Bonded Labourers", May 28, 2010, Madurai
 Campaign Against Sumangali Scheme (CASS), a coalition of NGOs, human rights activists and other concerned groups, organised a national conference on "Sumangalis: The Contemporary Faces of Bonded Labourers" on May 28, 2010 at Madurai. The process was facilitated by CEC.Around 500 people including activists, sumangalis and their parents from different parts of Tamil Nadu participated in the meeting.....More
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Forum Against FTAs Protest Against EU – India FTA, April 30, 2010, New Delhi
On April 30, 2010, a coalition of groups representing farmers unions, trade unions, hawkers and other civil society organisations under the banner of ‘Forum Against FTAs’ protested against the last round of EU-India negotiations currently underway in Brussels. The demonstration, which took place outside the Commerce Ministry, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi, demanded for transparency in the negotiation process...More
PSAARC Panel Discussion on Migration in South Asia, April 21, 2010
Centre for Education and Communication (CEC) along with Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) organised a panel discussion on Migration in South Asia as part of the Peoples’ SAARC event on April 21, 2010. The panel discussion was held at Indian Social Institute (ISI), New Delhi....More
PSAARC Panel Discussion on Non Targeted, Non Discriminatory Universal Social Security in, April 20, 2010
Social Security Now (SSN) organised a panel discussion on ‘Non Targeted, Non Discriminatory Universal Social Security in South Asia as a part of the Peoples’ SAARC on April 20, 2010 at ISI, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The panel discussed non targeted, non discriminatory, universal social security in the South Asian context...More
Consultation on Leather Industry in India: Globalisation, Emerging Vulnerabilities and the Way Forward, March 26, 2010, Agra
Centre for Education and Communication (CEC) and Uttar Pradesh Gramin Mazdoor Sanghtan (UPGMS) jointly organised a consultation, Leather Industry in India: Globalisation, Emerging Vulnerabilities and the Way Forward, on March 26, 2010 to discuss on the impact of trade liberalisation on leather industry. The meeting was held at Agra, Uttar Pradesh...More
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Roundtable on Occupational Safety and Health concerns of E-waste Recyclers, March 23, 2010, New Delhi
 The growing informalisation of e-waste recycling is a serious issue as it has adverse impact on health of the workers involved in the recycling process, reveals a study on e-waste recyclers conducted by CEC. This study was presented in Roundtable on Occupational Safety and Health concerns of E-waste Recyclers organised by CEC on March 23, 2010 at India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi...More
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“Yeh Kaisi Aazadi Hai” - Social Security Now Campaign Song
 “Yeh Kaisi Aazadi Hai” asks Jagjit Singh, joining the campaigners of Social Security Now. Written by renowned poet Nida Fazli and filmed by Pravin Mishra, the song invites you to join in on the demand for Social Security as a right for unorganised workers.
Audio: “Yeh Kaisi Aazadi Hai”
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