If the rule is imposed, workers on the H-1B would receive at least the 35th percentile of the prevailing wage for their job type and location, compared to the 45th percentile initially
Nodeep Kaurâs Arrest Brings Plight of Indiaâs Landless Dalit Labourers Starkly to Light
Kaur s incarceration has amplified the cause she stands for: that of a poor and marginalised labour force that has almost no rights and is completely at the mercy of employers.
Nodeep, a member of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, was arrested on January 12 when she participated in a protest held by unpaid labourers near the Singhu border. Photo: Twitter/@meenaharris
Rights13/Feb/2021
Thanks to the Twitter war between Indiaâs Ministry of External Affairs and Meena Harris, the niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris, 23-year-old Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur has become a major topic of news in India and abroad over the last few days â and so has the cause she represents.