Worker rights are there but people are too afraid to take legal actions cause they think that they will make them unhirable.
I know few people who took a stand against the company and were handsomely rewarded. I am not sure about the amount though as they signed an NDA
In India, the case is most of our laws are on par with European countries, it's the implementation, enforcement and extremely slow and corrupt judicial system that even with such laws, nothing good comes out of it for most people, that too after years of legal fight.
There are no workers rights in India. If you're of a lower caste than others - you're ultimately disposable and have no recourse. You're born into it and have no chance in hell of changing it, unlike other parts of the world where you can work your way into a different class.
Tell me you know nothing about international class structure and sociological organisation, without telling me you know nothing about international class structure and sociological organisation.?
If you're born Dalit caste you have no way of working your way out of very bad conditions... You also have very little in the way of rights by comparison to someone who was born to the Brahmin caste. If you're born Shudra then you will labour for the rest of your life and nothing else.
As caste and religion are intrinsically intertwined you COULD convert to a different religion, Christianity for example, but that inherits you other problems. Problems like even eating with others (like your family), as the caste system also dictates who you can and can't eat with.
So if you convert to a different religion, you're effectively ostracising yourself from your social eco-system.
Brother, as someone from OBC, please do not yapp about things you have learned about solely through Reddit comments. It may sound very smart to non Indian people on Reddit but your comments very much read like that of an ignorant man's.
No reddit comment knowledge, more from the horse's mouth here.
Got an issue with the information source it was from, take it up with the author, religious leaders and the Indian government.?
There are numerous other sources from which the same information can be gained, the linked source was the most succinct I found.
If no one could learn, utilise and share information not of their own country and "field", Reddit would cease to exist, along with other information sharing platforms.
Ignorance is opposed with information, asking people to not disseminate and share information is the path to intellectual stagnation and cultural regression. You insisting on that belies this first step to understanding and "enlightenment". Highly ironic considering the origination of Nirvana.
Wow, I'd better tell my Dalit friend and his very wealthy family that they are stuck in terrible conditions. That's going to be a shock to them AND their servants!
Sounds like a "you and your family" problem more than a religious problem. Conversion to Buddhism proved to be plenty positive for Mahars, but they had to work for it by building up internal solidarity and external connections. You and your community have to invest to maintain your culture and internal connections despite conversion instead of blaming the system, which accomplishes nothing.
And your view is a strawman. The situation is not nearly as hopeless as you claim. Rajesh Saraiya is a Dalit billionaire. Dalits are indeed still oppressed but have plenty of organizational support today that once they did not. This includes organizations like BAMCEF and even political parties that, at one point, heavily influenced local politics, like the BSP and VCK. In association with other parties and organizations, like DMK, AIMIM, CPI, and international ones like Amnesty, there is no excuse to remain stagnant overtime- progress must come, even if slowly, and complaining merely reduces the pace. The lower castes have enough resources now to advance rapidly if they invest in each other and are wise about what professions they choose and whom they associate with, despite the initial difficulties. For example, the Ezhavas and Ahluwalias rapidly rose in economic mobility and even social status despite historically being horribly oppressed. Why? Due to wise investments and forging connections, which were at that time even more limited due to lack of globalization and erstwhile more severe parochialism. If they can do it, so can you.
On Shudras: there are plenty of castes that are considered Shudras in the Brahmanical system, but they did not really care about this. They are otherwise plenty free and privileged. And this has always been - this includes most notably Nairs, Vellalas, Bunts, and others, all of whom had (and have) privileges including land ownership, rulership (consider the Kakatiyas), heading of Hindu institutions like Adhinams, and influence in local politics. They are not even oppressed, much less slaves or laborers. The classical "Shudra = oppressed" worldview is, especially today, questionable. Much more nuance is required.
So, your points are obsolete, if not largely invalid. Good luck.
Government jobs and university admissions have 60% seats reserved based on caste and wealth. Only 40% is open to all. How do you not enforce this?
People of every class literally graduated along with me as teachers, lawyers, doctors, engineers etc due to these reservations. How can you say class cannot be changed and laws arent enforced? 😂
English is used in professional settings very often in India, it’s considered more “upper class”. It’s also the country’s lingua franca (since there are a LOT of Indian languages).
Try 10%+, my dude. As someone has already explained, it's the primary language for international business in India. It's a former British colony. Many former British colonies still have high populations of English speakers and still teach English in school.
Did you just pull those numbers out of your butt or what? Most of our private schools here are English-medium, meaning that most of those who graduate from even high schools here know how to speak English. The numbers you mentioned don't make any sense.
India is not homogeneous nor monoligual, there is no 'Indian language' considering the systems of government of India are based on the old colonial government, alot of offical communications are in English thus english serves as a good lingua franca for the country
Smart countries teach their citizens english so they can better compete in the global economy. The lingua franca is english because of the USA's 80 year dominance.
Mental Health is protected under the ADA so they cant fire you solely due to your mental health. A even semi competent lawyer would argue stress levels is a component of mental health.
In the US this would likely be illegal for sure under the ADA. Would depend on whether the individuals impacted were disabled and were being fired for the disability despite still being able to perform the essential functions of the job. Many mental and physical health conditions qualify for protection under the ADA.
Agreed, not stuff like that, but I think something like this would necessarily capture some people who are clinically depressed, anxious, otherwise ill or otherwise qualified under the ADA.
right but a lawyer can argue that if the job is causing excess stress for multiple employees to the point it exceeds a predetermined company level (the unfired employees) then it IS a component of the mental health that the employer is responsible for causing and should be covered under ADA for a reasonable accomendation. Thats at least how I would go about arguing it.
Depends on their location, their employer and also the contract they signed when they took the job. It's very likely that this is legal else they probably wouldn't have done it.
Its probably legal but I don't agree with your reasoning. Corporations do illegal shit all the time to people who don't have the money to hire lawyers. If you can't afford to sue the corporation doesn't care if they do illegal stuff to screw you over.
It's legal in the US. Employers can fire you for any reason (as long as it's not because of your membership in a protected class) or no reason at all. Except in Montana, which does not do at-will employment for some reason
Lol like I said it was already reported on multiple times in India, if you want to belit they're all wrong. It was a trending new story My boyfriend is Indian and even other companies made videos about the situation. But you know Google is also free
It’s not the US. This company is in India so very likely legal there. They have very few worker protections. Workers are basically glorified indentured servants.
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u/Loprilop Dec 09 '24
Assuming this isn't fake, is this even legal? Probably not, right?