The summary dismissal of Prof. Sudharson from the Madras School of Social Work has precipitated much anger and disappointment in academic and activist circles. On social media, we have witnessed a large outpouring of support from current and former students. Over 160 academics from across the country have appealed to the Principal of MSSW to […]
The services of twelve ad-hoc assistant professors working for several years in a college affiliated to Delhi University were suddenly discontinued earlier this month putting them in a precarious position amidst the raging pandemic. The report was initially published in Workers Unity. Even as the second wave of Coronavirus epidemic exploded in Delhi, affecting […]
On May 5, MSSW, a premier Social Work College in Chennai, terminated the services of one of its professors. The termination letter merely mentioned that he was ‘not diligent in discharge of his duties’. It did not specify what ‘duties’ he did not discharge. RG Sudharson, the terminated professor, who dares to question the governments policies […]
The workers of Bhagwati Products Ltd. (Micromax Informatics Ltd.) in Uttarakhand had won a significant victory against the company management as the Haldwani Industrial Tribunal declared a retrenchment order affecting 303 workers of the company illegal, and ordered the management to pay the retrenched workers the entire due salary for the period of 15 months […]