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On the morning of 13 April, workers across sectors launched a protest demanding better working conditions and a hike in wages in Noida, in Uttar Pradesh. The protest followed recent workers' strikes in Haryana, which compelled the state government to announce a 21% increase in the minimum wage. The Uttar Pradesh Police lathicharged workers, harassed women and verbally abused people at the Noida protests.

The police also detained several hundred workers and children. Activists have alleged that more than one thousand workers and other people have gone missing in Noida since the protests. The whereabouts of some were traced to the district jail, while those of several others remain unknown. The Caravan spoke to some of the families of those who went missing during the police action.

The police has confirmed the arrests of 396 persons, including four women. They have also filed seven First Information Reports on the protests, charging individual workers and over four thousand unidentified persons of attempt to murder, attacking public officials, rioting, destruction of public and private property, criminal intimidation, provoking breach of peace and other serious acts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLMwmYRUFZ4

"Tirri" itself is a derogatory slang term, weaponized against e-rickshaw drivers to dehumanize them.

The Nazis used the legal and social category of Asoziale (Asocials). This label was slapped onto anyone who didn't fit into the structured, formal, state-approved economy, including the homeless, beggars, and migrant workers.

The general German public felt completely morally justified in harassing them. When Jewish businesses were boycotted, the privileged classes cheered or looked the other way. They had been convinced that these people "deserved it" because they were a hazard to the structural order of the nation.

We are witnessing a real-time descent into "hyperreality," where the obsession with social media views, engagement and viral pranks completely overrides basic human empathy.

A trend has exploded where content creators use an app called BAT-BMS to turn off an e-rickshaw mid-trip. As a consequence, drivers are forced to push their vehicles for kilometres, leaving them exhausted, helpless and denied daily wages.

E-rickshaw drivers are part of an informal workforce where class and caste directly determine economic opportunities. The majority of them belong to OBC and Scheduled Caste categories, forced into this work due to systemic exclusion from stable employment.

If you look at the viral videos of this trend, the person adds captions such as "time for revenge," "karma." It labels the e-rickshaw drivers as "tirri wala" and accuses them of rash driving. This goes hand in hand with what would be the process of dehumanising a marginalised group by stereotyping them. Harassing them is targeted, caste-and-class-based exploitation.

The internet has a way of rewarding this behaviour. Social media giants don't care if your videos are cruel, as long as they generate engagement. Then there was the phase where "social experiments" involved exploiting the poor and day-to-day labourers by content creators, labelled with "Poorism". Usually, the intended victim is someone who doesn't possess the resources to respond.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaTB6mkmeLI/

AI is taking jobs, a teenager is dead after talking to ChatGPT, and the same companies building this stuff are lobbying for legal immunity before anyone can hold them accountable. Flock cameras are already watching you. Humanoid robots are already in warehouses. Nobody voted for any of this, and nobody's slowing down to ask if it's safe. This is what's actually happening, not the sanitized version.

This video discusses a case involving teen suicide and AI chatbots. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988) is available 24/7.
(I am a witness, not a legal professional — this is my own research/opinion. CW: discussion of teen suicide.)

Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RafuYcUolY4&list=LL&index=20, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCsYVL-v-3A, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIxq03dipUw&list=LL&index=15&t=11s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnOmUWd-OII&t=16s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlMgNtBipe4&list=LL&index=13&t=6s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIxq03dipUw&list=LL&index=15&t=305s, http://youtube.com/watch?v=AdUNz3x3re0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrmeuU3csg&list=LL&index=17&t=27s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC4Spp6Swxc&list=LL&index=12&t=746s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aooiDA-AsNo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7viqI2WFfog,

Extreme heat cost India’s farm workers 54 days of labour in the hottest year on record

A UK-based analysis says extreme heat cost agricultural workers an average of 648 hours in the hottest year on record, with a possible Super El Niño threatening to push temperatures higher in 2026 and 2027.

Summary :

Indian agricultural workers lost an average of 648 hours, or 54 full working days, to heat stress in 2024, a UK-based analysis says.

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit found that total heat-related working hours lost across India’s agricultural workforce rose sharply over the past decade.

India ranked third among 15 climate-vulnerable countries studied for heat-induced agricultural labour losses, after Ghana and Vietnam.

A possible Super El Niño could intensify heat risks in 2026 and 2027, adding to baseline global warming and worsening conditions for outdoor workers.

The report warns that rising heat stress could deepen income insecurity, disrupt agricultural labour and affect food production.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/extreme-heat-cost-indias-farm-workers-54-days-of-labour-in-the-hottest-year-on-record

Link to article: https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/developing-a-model-of-self-managed-socialism-lessons-from-the-spanish-revolution/