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;…
Expat workers fired from State Sector Companies: Oman
Indian migrants in foreign nations have been brutally affected by the misfortune of COVID-19 Lockdowns in every nation. Migrants workers have encountered lack of food, water, sanitation, financial resources for…
Exorbitantly charged tickets: Hurdle for migrant workers to go home
Almost 5,000 Migrant workers gathered at Bannappa Park on 1st May; 2020 who wanted to go to their families back in their villages or hometowns through the buses operated by…
Migrants walk back home: Result of the apathy towards them
Lockdown-induced pain in the feet of Migrant workers The nation-wide lockdown was announced on 24th March; 2020. 7 weeks have gone by and the miseries of migrant workers have exacerbated…
Karnataka stopped special trains for migrant workers
Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa on 1st May: 2020 urged the migrant workers of the State to stay back in the state while assuring them that steps will be…
COVID-19: Violence against domestic workers amid lockdown in Middle East
The global pandemic namely COVID-19, has resulted in lockdown of almost all the economies of the world. However, this lockdown has exposed domestic workers to the risk of violence and…
COVID-19 exposed India’s langour towards migrant workers
After the lockdown was announced with a less-than four hour notice, lakhs of migrant workers left the places where they used to work to return to their villages or hometowns…