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Vasanth Adithya. J
New Emigration Bill a Step Forward, But Indians Need More
31 Jul 2021
The Emigration Bill, 2021, likely to be introduced in Parliament soon, is an opportunity to regulate and reform the recruitment process for Indians who seek employment abroad.
Tikender Singh Panwar
Pandemic Further Worsens Living Conditions in Urban India
29 Jul 2021
All over India, urban planning is being carried out with the intent to monetise land, water and housing with no scope for the poor and the working class.
Sumedha Pal
Khori Village: Demolitions Continue Unabated, Residents Call Rehabilitation Policy a Cruel Joke
15 Jul 2021
As people continue to be evicted from their homes in the midst of a global pandemic, the Haryana government has announced homes for those with annual incomes up to Rs 3 lakh but no arrangement has…
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Reverse Migration of Workers Begin After Failing to Find Work Under MGNREGA
15 Jul 2021
The two basic reasons behind migration are – payment for MGNREGA work is never on time, so workers do not stick for a long time in any project, and second, the wages are very less than what they get…
Jahnavi Sindhu
Supreme Court ‘Missed’ its Chance to Help Migrant Workers
12 Jul 2021
The Supreme Court has disposed of a suo motu petition seeking relief for migrant workers. It has directed state governments to help the workers access existing schemes and some new relief measures.…
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Will One Nation One Ration Card Help Migrant Workers?
01 Jul 2021
In a recent order, the SC directed state governments to formulate schemes to provide rations to migrant workers. It also set a deadline of July 31 for states to implement the One Nation One Ration…
Ditsa Bhattacharya
COVID-19: Migrant Workers’ Plight Continued to Grow Through Second Wave, Says Report
23 Jun 2021
The SWAN report pointed out that the response of the central and state governments have been far from adequate and there has been little to no action taken to extend relief to migrant and informal…
Tarique Anwar
COVID-19: Meet Unsung Heroes of Bihar who Came to People’s Rescue When Govt Systems Collapsed
07 Jun 2021
From Ranjan Jha to Shadab Akhtar and Ghalib Kaleem, these young volunteers, engaged in varying fields, have risen to the occasion to provide emergency services to the people of Bihar amid the…
Saurav Kumar
COVID-19: Distressed Migrant Workers Protest in Bangalore, Demand Relief
06 Jun 2021
Thousands of workers from Brookfield and Whitefield slums are construction workers who claimed that they have been excluded from benefits like ration distribution, testing and vaccines.
Arghya Bhaskar
Alone Again: Migrant Workers Fight for Survival
28 May 2021
The migrant crisis is almost invisible due to unpreparedness on all fronts—vaccines, hospitals, medicines. It does not mean there is no crisis this year.