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Subodh Varma
Bihar Elections: Except Left, Nobody Is Talking About Over 2 Crore Farm Labourers
22 Oct 2020
In a state where over two thirds of the population depends on agriculture and 88% of the population stays in rural areas, the deafening silence about agricultural labourers in the otherwise noisy e
Dola Mitra
Durga with a Heart and Looks
20 Oct 2020
A pandal in Kolkata has migrant workers at its core. Its location in a neighbourhood where all social strata live also ups its popularity.
Saurabh Sharma
Bihar Elections: With Migrant Workers Back at Home, Underemployment Soars beside Joblessness
15 Oct 2020
Skilled and semi-skilled workers in the poll-bound state are grappling with the dearth of suitable jobs that pay them according to their skills.
Newsclick Report
COVID-19: Survey Finds Drop of 85% in Monthly Income of Returned Migrants
09 Oct 2020
About 35% of those surveyed reported have no work, while nearly half were found being paid less than minimum wages. As many as 2,917 returned migrants were surveyed from 505 gram panchayats in 34…
KR Shyam Sundar
Migrant Workers: Who Will Penalise Errant Law Enforcers?
07 Oct 2020
State governments refuse to obey labour laws or abide by court strictures.
Subodh Varma
Bihar Elections: Angry People, Indifferent Leaders
02 Oct 2020
Bihar is a highly politicised state – at least that’s the general perception. What this means is probably that people are interested in talking about politics.
PTI
Over 1 Crore Migrant Workers Returned Home on Foot During March-June: Govt
22 Sep 2020
There were 81,385 accidents on roads during the period, with 29,415 fatalities, as per provisional information. No separate data for migrant deaths, said government.
PTI
Govt Admits, 97 Migrants Died On Board Shramik Special Trainss
19 Sep 2020
Statistics provided by respective state police on deaths on trains run to ferry stranded migrant workers during lockdown, Rail Minister informs Rajya Sabha.
Kashif Kakvi
Jobless Migrants Head out of Madhya Pradesh as Govt Efforts Fall Short
16 Sep 2020
Despite tall claims of Madhya Pradesh government about providing work to migrant workers who returned to the state, large outmigration is taking place during Unlock phases.
The Leaflet
No Govt Data on Death of Migrant Workers Returning Home During Lockdown, Centre Informs Lok Sabha
14 Sep 2020
The Central Government Monday informed the Lok Sabha it maintained no data on migrant workers who lost lives during the return to their home towns after the announcement of the nation-wide Lockdown…