Migrant workers fiasco will cost India
The battle against the corona virus pandemic appears to have denied us of our humankind. The tragic horrible occurrence of 16 migrants being cut down under a goods train in…
‘No coordination among departments, migrant workers are suffering the most’- Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court on Monday took note of news reports highlighting the difficulties faced by migrant workers and as well as “underprivileged and weaker sections of the society that…
As lakhs of migrant workers try to go home, Indian states spar over logistics
As Assam's Covid-19 cases rise, the state government focuses a finger at Rajasthan. The spat began after May 6, when a transport pressed with 43 travellers came back from Rajasthan's…
In Tamil Nadu, migrant workers can’t go back home
Two days prior, the Karnataka government, after a gathering with prominent builders, reported that it would not encourage the movement of migrant workers back home because their work was expected…
As India begins to evacuate citizens from Gulf, many migrants are anxious about their futures
The Indian government will dispatch the world's largest evacuation mission to bring back lakhs of Indians stranded abroad in the midst of the corona virus pandemic this week. In any…
Politics is holding India’s migrant workers hostage- COVID 19 cannot be blamed for financial package
A future history specialist may call this the great hostage drama. The Narendra Modi government's activities versus the migrant workers during the Covid-19 lockdown currently rule out disarray. This isn't…
Evacuation of Indians abroad: Priority for expired visa-holders, migrant workers, medical emergencies
As India plans to bring back its nationals stranded in outside nations because of the Covid-19 lockdown, priority will be given to migrant labourers without employments, those confronting health related…
Virus Surge in Southeast Asia Migrant Workers Serves as Warning
Virus flare-ups among migrant labourers are powering a second influx of contaminations in Southeast Asia, constraining governments to move course to contain resurgent episodes, and filling in as a notice…
Kashmir’s Migrant Workers Face yet Another Lockdown at the Start of a Work Season
Lockdowns are not a new phenomenon in the Kashmir Valley. Over the course of 12 years, Karimullah* and his sixteen co-workers have been visiting Kashmir in the erstwhile state of…