Now, for the first time in 30 years, Kashmiri Pandits living in the Valley have filed a petition in the High Court seeking the Court to order the government to move them to safer places as they feel threatened.
Soren had also directed officials of a control room for migrant workers and the labour department to take appropriate steps to make sure that all the labourers...
Legislating social security for migrant labourers is essential, but for these to be helpful, State and society need to develop a migrant-friendly attitude
States and union territories disbursed cash through direct bank transfers and rations to unorganised sector workers through BOCW Welfare Boards.
Behind the record sales of Parle-G during the pandemic is India’s murky reality—lack of safety net and food security
Everyone who had a house would be talking about quality family time. We would be gushing about blue skies and birdcall and fresh breeze. Those who didn’t...
The second wave of 2021 showed that India had wasted its lockdown period and the hardships that came with it, because it was no better prepared, or prepared to...
Lockdown gave way to various challenges for Sahariyas. Like food, sanitation, and even child marriage. Cases of silicosis and Tuberculosis are rampant among...
The migrant workers, the fringe labourers and the last man, it has been a testing time for the lot as the pandemic took away every ounce of security from their...
Fondly called 'Khans' or 'Khan bhai' in Shimla’s parlance, there are 6,000 to 7,000 Kashmiri labourers, few of them in the second and third generation,...
The third wave hit the country last month, forcing states to impose local restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. Some states have imposed night as well...
At a time, when the Dubai Expo has churned out its success, the migrant workers are experiencing rampant violations of labour rights and hardship.
It has sought details of foodgrains provided by the Centre to the states for implementing the food schemes for migrant workers.
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WIth the country plunged into the third wave, migrant workers are worried that there could be a replay of the lockdown episodes of the previous years.
The sufferings of migrant workers have become the most rivetingly tragic tale of our times
Police arrested 164 migrant workers from the quarters provided for the labourers inside the Kitex garments industrial complex and till Monday night around 76...
According to the U.N. migration agency, around 1,500 migrants have drowned in numerous boat mishaps and shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean route this...
As the world is locked indoors, homeless sleepers lay proprietorial claim to their cities. (This was first published on 25 May, 2020.)
