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…
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…
Migrant workers tested positive for COVID-19
14 migrant workers were tested positive for Coronavirus who came to Chattisgarh from five states on 3rd May; 2020[1]. Three more migrants were tested positive previously, which took the toll…
Guidelines issued by Maharashtra for travel of the stranded
The Ministry of Home Affairs, vide an order dated 29th April; 2020[1] allowed the movement of stranded migrant workers, students and tourists across the country but there are certain preliminary…
UN calls for ‘domestic solidarity’ in COVID-19 struggle to deal with the plight of Migrant Workers: India
UN Human Rights official account on twitter, tweeted[1] on 2nd April; 2020 that its Chief Michelle Bachelet feels anguished about the plight of migrant workers in unorganised sector who are…
Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements for MSMEs on 13 May; 2020
India’s Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced a Rs. 20,00,000 crore worth financial package to strive towards the idea of an “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” i.e. “Self-reliant India” on 12th May;…