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Auto sector OSH policies remain in paper; workplace accidents are common, says ‘Safety Niti 2023’, ET AUTO, August 2023
Auto downgrade: Skilled workers, they can only do menial jobs, TOI, April 2023
Audits, SOPs on power press op can cast safety net for workers: Study, TOI, September, 2023
Report on workplace accidents in auto hubs highlights why the problem is systemic, The Hindu, January 2023
An assembly line of severed fingers and palms – the dark side of India’s booming auto sector, The Straits Times, January, 2023
3 Workers Die Every Day In Indian Factories, Govt Data Show, IndiaSpend, January 2023
‘Auto Sector Businesses Actively Avoid Reporting Even Serious Accidents, Injuries’ indiaspend.com
Indian Women in the Auto Sector Among Thousands Losing Fingers at Work Annually: Report thewire.in
Chopped hands, missing fingers, and the cars they once made deccanherald.com
Automotive manufacturing: a poor safety record | British Safety Council India britsafe.in
Low-paid, migrant workers more prone to injuries in automobile sector | India News - Business Standard
None of the terms match with the generated keywords.: Audits, sops on power press op can cast safety net for workers: study | Gurgaon News - Times of India

‘Disabled’ system fails auto workers, The Hindu, February 2022
Around 7 workers in auto factories suffered severe injuries this year: Report, Hindustan Time, December, 2022
Severity of injuries worst among auto workers in Pune, shows SII report, Business Standard, December 2022
SAVING THE HANDS THAT MAKE OUR VEHICLES - Automobiles are an everyday fixture in our lives, but it’s not often – if ever – that we think of the workers that manufactured them. Do we need to? - WIMWIAM-OCT-2022(Pg -71)
As manufacturing picks up, factory accidents see a 54% jump- Report TIMES CITY (December, 2022)
Safe in India Foundation released its third annual report in its CRUSHED series with evidence from 2,500+ workers injured in the auto component factories in Haryana, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan cision PR Newswire (January, 2022)
Ugly truth: cars at the cost of missing fingers Civil Society (March, 2022)
Your shiny new car may be built on crushed fingers TOI Sunday Times Feature (February 2022)
‘Epidemic’ of injuries The Frontline (February,2022)
In NCR Industrial Heartland, Workers Continue to Lose Limbs, Livelihood in Auto Sector Mishaps The Wire (January,2022)
‘Disbaled’ system fails auto workers The Hindu (February, 2022)
A Dipping graph in occupational safety and health The Hindu (February,2022)
Data Story : CRUSHED 2021 Report Ias Score-A GS Initiative (February,2022)
Three-fourth injured auto workers lost two fingers on an average: SII report The Hindu (January 2022)
Indian auto industry's dirty little secret : It doesn't care for its supply chain workers ET Auto (January,2022)
Factory accidents under-reported: Survey Times of India (January,2022)
Report on worker safety in Indian auto sector presents a despairing state of affairs The Leaflet, February, 2022)
Three-fourth injured auto workers lost two fingers on an average, says report Times of India (January,2022)
Factory accidents under-reported: Survey Timesgroup.com (January,2022)
Workers losing fingers in auto part units: Study The Telegraph ( January 2022 )
Crush injuries and insurance woes: Life of workers at Indian auto sector supply chain Money Control (December, 2022)

Accidents at automotive factories highlights poor worker safety policies Money Control (July 2021)
Auto industry lacks policies to ensure worker safety throughout the supply chain: Report The Economic Times (July 2021)
‘Safety gaps in auto supply chains’ Times Of India (July 2021)
Improvements are a must to prevent auto sector workers from losing their fingers: Sandeep Sachdeva of Safe in India Foundation Money Control (July 2021)

कर्मचारी की कोरोना से मौत के बाद परिवार को नहीं मिल रही आर्थिक मदद उद्योगों में अपंग हो रहे कामगार, नहीं मिल पा रही स्वास्थ्य सुविधाएं

Can The Indian Auto Industry Truly Become World-Class While Its Workers’ Are Losing Limbs? Businessworld (November 2020)

Covid layoff: Workers unable to get unemployment allowance under ESIC's 'Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana' The Economic Times (October 2020)
Despite Injuries To Thousands of Workers, the Auto Sector's Safety Standards Remain Poor The Wire (September 2020)
How many lost hand behind new cars? Survey shows a grim picture Times of India (September 2020)
Around 1,800 workers in automobile factories have suffered serious injuries in past 3 years: Report Hindustan Times (September 2020)
Haryana government sets up committee on factory accidents maiming workers Times of India (August 2020)
"Migrant crisis: 76% go without salaries in April, unemployment to worsen, says report" Business Today (June 2020)
No Space On Trains, No Homes To Go Back To Scroll.in (June 2020)
Most Migrant Workers Staying Back in Gurgaon Have Not Been Paid The Wire (May 2020)
Gurugram: With no support in their home towns, many migrants stay back Hindustan Times (May 2020)
The Crisis is ESIC's Big Chance to Become Saviour to 12 Crore Workers and Dependents The Wire (April 2020)
GJ-WORKERS-STUDY The Week (April 2020)
Lack of Safety, pressure cause accidents in auto-sector (National print edition) Hindustan times
The Inspirational Story of Safe in India Manzil Se Blog

Automotive Suppliers must strengthen safety practices Times of India (August 2019)
Suppliers to three major OEMs - Maruti, Hero MotoCorp and Honda account for bulk of 1,369 injured workers Business Today (August 2019)
The dark side of India's vibrant auto industry; 1,369 injured in 4 years in trail of grave losses Business Today (August 2019)
Poor safety mechanism, work pressure maims thousands in auto sector: Report Hindustan Times (August 2019)
Make in India but not with workers’ safety at stake Ahmedabad Mirror (August 2019)
83% auto-sector machines have no safety sensor: Report Deccan Herald (August 2019)
93% injured workers in Gurugram-Manesar auto belt make parts for three giant Times of India (August 2019)
Thousands get injured every year working in auto factories in Gurugram: Report Financial Express (August 2019)
Lack of safety gear key cause of injuries in industries: Study Devdiscourse (August 2019)
Worker’s safety alarming in Gurgaon's automotive factories: IIMA alumni study Careers 360 (August 2019)

India's deadly industrial workplaces in the spotlight (Business India, January 2024)

ESIC cover for workers in gig, unorganized sectors on cards (Business Standard, January 2024)

The Shining Automobile Sector and Its Dark Underbelly (Economic and Political Weekly, March 2024)

Factory Workers' Accidents: Stories of Survival and Neglect (theprobe.in, March 2024)

Auto shopfloors not getting safer (Civil Society, March 2024)

Crushed hopes of women workers in the auto sector (Civil Society, March 2024)

Why do so many accidents occur? It is estimated that 70% of the accidents are caused on the power press machines, and in almost all the cases the workers had lost at least two fingers ( TheTelegraph, May 2024)

Field notes on occupational health and safety in the automotive industry in India (The Leaflet, May 2024)

How Injuries Impact Women In Automobile Supply Chain ( IndiaSpend, July 2024)

Why carmakers cannot ignore woeful occupational safety record any longer (moneycontrol.com)

Automotive sector needs to look at safety of its workers: report | Mint (livemint.com)

Unsafe factories: A roadblock to India's manufacturing hub aspirations (Business Standard, December 2024)

Lower-paid workers at higher risk of severe injury in auto sector: Report (Business Standard, December 2024)

Women in auto sector grapple with low wages, surging finger injuries (Business Standard, December 2024)

High targets, poor wages, compromised safety (The Migration Story, December 2024)

Workers' safety is paramount for a nation's development (Free Press Journal)
Focus Labour Rights - UNSAFE AT WORK (Orissa Post, July- 2025)
Unsafe Machines, No Training: A New Report Reveals Neglect of Worker Safety in Auto Sector (The Wire, August 2025)
EXPLAINER | How critical is safety at the workplace? (The Financial Express, August 2025)
Crushed fingers, delayed aid: Invisible injuries in India’s auto sector (The Migration Story, July 2025)
Why are we so callous about worker safety? (National Herald, July 2025)
Crushed fingers: Why worker injuries in India remain undercounted? (India Today, July 2025)
Tighten Safety norms at workplaces (The Navhind Times, July 2025)
Insurance Illusion: India’s Factory Workers Are Left Uncovered, Unsafe, Despite ESIC Coverage (Outlook Money, July 2025)
Crushed by the machine: The hidden human cost of India’s auto boom (Financial Express, July 2025)
Workers in automotive industry face safety risk, as injuries rise 35 per cent YoY: Safe in India Foundation Report (The Indian Express, July 2025)
Workers in automotive industry face safety risk, as injuries rise 35 per cent YoY: Safe in India Foundation Report (Mint, July 2025)
Report flags systemic safety and labour compliance challenges in automobile supply chains (The Hindu Business Line, July 2025)
The missing safeguards in India’s workplaces (Deccan Herald, July 2025)
Unsafe at work: Break the silence and improve competitiveness (The Shillong Times, July 2025)
Economic Survey 2024-25 calls for enhanced safety incentives (The Economic Times , January 2025)
Economic Survey 2025 calls for worker’s safety in auto sector (ET Auto , January 2025)
Unsafe India: Workers make a tally of accidents (Civil Society, March 2025)

No case for privatising ESIC; needs reforms within-4259321. (The Financial Express, June 2026)
ESIC needs reform, not surrender. (Deccan Herald, June 2026)
Fix ESIC, don’t sell it. (Tribuneindia, June 2026)
Safety Rules Routinely Flouted In India’s Factories. (Indiaspend, June 2026)
Automation alone won’t make Indian manufacturing safer in 2026: Intelligence will. (Expresscomputer , Feb 2026)
Industrial Deaths in India: Routine Tragedy, Rare Accountability. (Countercurrents, May 2026)
ESIC: FIX IT, DON’T SELL IT. (Orissapost, June 2026)
Shramik Sammelan (Punjab Kesari) - (Manesar, June 2026)
Shramik Sammelan (Dainik Bhaskar) - (Faridabad, June 2026)
Regional Media Coverage – (Covered by 27 Outlets, June 2026)
Appointment letter mandatory for all workers from April 1 - Business News | The Financial Express
Rejoinder to EPFO, ESI overhaul required to unlock India's formal jobs potential (link)
Auto supply chain injuries rise 20%: Report - Business News | The Financial Express
Safety rules are routinely flouted in India’s factories
One Factory, 76 Injuries, Zero Action: Report Points to Auto Industry's Worker Safety Crisis - The Wire
அரியானா, மகாராஷ்டிரா: ஒப்பந்த தொழிலாளர்களின் எதிர்காலத்தை அழிக்கும் வாகன தொழிற்சாலைகள் | வினவு
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/report-warns-against-bid-to-privatise-employees-state-insurance-corporation/article71425421.ece
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/esic-targets-delivery-reforms-to-extend-social-security-net-to-gig-workers/article71424488.ece
https://www.isignal.in/governance/the-climate-blindspot-in-indias-new-labour-codes-989317
https://www.isignal.in/climate-change/why-labour-codes-offer-little-climate-protection-for-women-in-manufacturing-989546
The climate blindspot in India’s new labour codes
Why labour codes offer little climate protection for women in manufacturing
Avoidable deaths, endless excuses: how can India improve its workplace safety culture? | British Safety Council India
How the Indian Government Made a Worker Welfare Scheme Toothless - The Wire
Safety still eludes workers on auto shopfloors - Civil Society
ESIC: Don’t sell it, fix it
https://navhindtimes.in/opinion/esic-fix-it-dont-sell-it/
The Government Must Fix The ESIC And Not Sell It
The Body Count Behind India's GDP Story - BW People

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