Nivedita J

[Buffalo Intellectual @ProfRavikantK]

lanky boy w curly hair who busks at Church St, spoken poetess in a bindi & saree handed down from her dadi, shayar saab who runs a drum circle & quotes Juan Elia – it’s an aspirational aesthetic that, through unspoken codes, belongs exclusively to Savarnas
https://t.co/yuONraayv9

[Neha Dixit @nehadixit123]

In India, two murders of live-in partners come to light & live-in relationships are termed 'dangerous.' 20 women die daily for dowry-related harassment but marriage remains as sanctimonious as ever.
What a golden chance to glorify patriarchal control over a woman's agency.

[Varsha Bansal @VarshaaBansal]

Meet the most powerful Uber driver in India: In the last few years Shaik Salauddin has become synonymous with gig work.

For @restofworld, I write about @ShaikTgfwda to understand what got him fighting for gig worker rights & what keeps him motivated.

https://t.co/SHd9mYW9fV

[Asia Floor Wage Alliance @asia_floorwage]

Last month,@CPB lifted an import ban on NatchiApparel recognizing the #DindigulAgreement to end #GBVH. Today Eastman Exports, @tamil_labour, @GLJhub & @asia_floorwage release a joint statement stating how cooperation and goodwill between industry and labour organisations ..(cont)

[a @burtmackliinFBI]

“Often father and daughter look down on mother together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”

[PazhamporiPoutine @shutupabhii]

O.N.V. Kurup is pure love ✨ *Thread*

[AIGWU - All India Gig Workers Union @aigwu_union]

Over 100 @SwiggyInstamart Pick-up and Delivery Partners (PDPs) in Marathahalli, Bengaluru went on strike on 19 August 2022 to bring attention to issues with dwindling earnings and abysmal working conditions of delivery workers in the area.

A thread 🧵

[Becca O'Neal 🍒 @becca_oneal]

most things cis women consider ~*self care*~ are just gender-affirming practices...

[Vindhya Buthpitiya @vindib_]

if you ignored/justified/rationalised/celebrated/endorsed/kept quiet during the Rajapaksa's end-the-war-at-any-cost era and their decade + racist antics & violence to rile up the voterbase, I simply do not want to hear from you. My sympathy does not extend that far.

[Lindy Li @lindyli]

Abortion in Oklahoma is now totally banned

Docs face 10 years in prison & a $100,000 fine

Rapists face 5 years

When docs helping women face a harsher penalty than rapists, you know it was never about protecting women

It was ALWAYS about religious, misogynist, hateful control

[Raj Bhagat P #Mapper4Life @rajbhagatt]

#Map shows the percentage of people with #Hindi as mother tongue in each subdistrict of India as per census 2011

[srikakulamlo siima kondaki @kuffir]

there's a fundamental contradiction between north indians and south indians - that encompasses diametrically opposing cultures, histories, faiths and material practices that can never be resolved except through wide and intense use of force.

[Jorts (and Jean) @JortsTheCat]

One day soon maybe people will realize that “the union” doesn’t organize workers. The workers ARE the union

[IAATW @IAATW_Org]

IFAT calls Uber’s Drivers Advisory Council a ploy to setup ‘illegal company union’ https://t.co/DnYIStRfV4

[Asia Floor Wage Alliance @asia_floorwage]

@Takeitupwearit @labourlabel @cleanclothes @Fash_Rev @dabindu @tamil_labour @GLUKarnataka @CATUCambodia are some women worker-led trade unions doing remarkable work for Asian garment workers. Do support them!

[Ambedkar Caravan @AmbedkarCaravan]

Some random thoughts on Dalits' struggle for water at Mahad⬇️

[Deadric T. Williams @doc_thoughts]

When are we gonna start talking about them "overserved" communities?

[FIDA Uganda @FIDA_Uganda]

Abiramy Sivalogananthan from 🇱🇰 emphasizes the urgency of addressing the historical legacy of violation of women's labour rights in Asia.
She notes there is a need for governance of supply chains in line with the UNGPs on #bizhumanrights and corporate accountability. #CSW66