Brands turned their back on Asia workers during pandemic
What apparel brands’ have done has posed so many life-altering questions before the Asia workers. Workers are worried if and when they’ll get their wages? And when will garment workers…
Bihar Government’s response to Migrants During COVID-19
It is an undisputed fact that Coronavirus has so far claimed over 160,000 lives globally[1], destroyed the economies which were flourishing at a fast pace, rendered many workers jobless with…
COVID-19: Blueprint of mental health crisis among migrants
Along with COVID-19 came another pandemic i.e. mental trauma associated with it. Suicide cases have experienced a significant rise lately in almost all COVID-19 affected nations. People across the world…
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;…
PM Modi’s speech on 12th May; 2020
Our Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on 12th May; 2020[1]. PM Modi motivated everyone to deal with COVID-19 and also informed the nation about where the Union…
Migrants walk back home: Result of the apathy towards them –
The nation-wide lockdown was announced on 24th March; 2020. 7 weeks have gone by and the miseries of migrant workers have exacerbated to a great extent. With the pictures and…
Plight of Women Migrants amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 induced lockdown in India has been the reason behind the miseries of each class of persons. Though some groups like middle-class families are privileged enough to think whether…
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…
SC to hear plea on denial of property right to J&K woman
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea by a Jammu and Kashmir woman challenging certain provisions of the Constitution which denied property right to a woman who marries…
Rights Group Criticises SC Decision Not to Reopen Cases of Kashmiri Pandits’ Deaths
New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s decisionto reject the demand by an organisation, Roots of Kashmir, to reopen 215 cases in which 700 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during the 1989-90 unrest in the…