What Noida's factory protests mean for India's wage debateFactory workers' protests in Noida have reignited India's minimum wage debate. Rising inflation erodes real wages, impacting workers' purch...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
What happened at Surat Railway Station? Why are migrant workers leaving the industrial town in a rush?Surat Railway Station News: Thousands of migrant workers crowded Surat's Udhna railway station, creating chaos and long queues as they rush...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
NCR workers unrest adds to cost strain on firms already hit by Iran warWorker protests over minimum wages are escalating in Noida and Manesar. This unrest, following a significant wage hike in Haryana, is incre...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Domestic Indian migrants weigh return home in energy crunchDomestic migrants in New Delhi are considering leaving the city due to soaring black market prices for cooking gas, exacerbated by Middle E...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Bihar labourer killed by terrorists in Shopian: J&K BJP chief Raina promises justiceA Bihar migrant laborer, Ashok Chauhan, was killed by terrorists in Kashmir's Shopian district. BJP President Ravinder Raina announced that...
19 Oct, 2024, 12.13 PM IST
Goa CM Sawant: 90 per cent of crimes in Goa due to migrant labourersThe Goa government issues labour cards to those working in the private, unorganised and industrial sectors to keep a record of employment a...
02 May, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
Bihar Police sends preservation notice to Facebook, YouTube for investigation in 'migrant labourer' issueThe police said that they have also asked social media platforms including YouTube to save the link of the posts the miscreants shared, in ...
06 Mar, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Won't tolerate alleged 'attacks' on migrants: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi YadavBihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that both Bihar and Tamil Nadu governments will not tolerate alleged 'attacks' on...
05 Mar, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
4-member probe team to visit Tamil Nadu: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on 'attack' on migrant labourers"As soon as I got to know though newspapers, I directed officials to look into the matter. They talked with the Tamil Nadu government and r...
04 Mar, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Frame policy for employment of migrants in home states, suggests SBI reportThe call detail records could give a clear idea of out-migration intensity into districts in states that exhibit a high level of migrant la...
10 Jun, 2020, 07.52 PM IST
Punjab farmers, industrialists woo back migrants with advance payments, return ticketsOn one hand, labour charges for paddy transplantation have almost doubled to Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 an acre, on the other hand, the industry ...
05 Jun, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Lockdown has to end: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw"The Lockdown has to end. What we really need now is prepare for tracking any outbreak and quickly bringing it under control. That has to b...
28 May, 2020, 03.47 PM IST
Bihar, WB not giving required clearance to run trains: DeshmukhHe also said a total of 20 lakh migrants, most of them from Bihar and West Bengal, have registered themselves with the Maharashtra governme...
17 May, 2020, 06.21 PM IST
Facing labour shortage, many Chief Ministers speed dial Bihar for helpPunjab chief minister Capt. Amrinder Singh recently requested Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to issue an appeal to the migrant workers f...
18 Apr, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
- NREGA's non-existent impact on migrant labourers
Everyone agrees that the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is causing a shortage of agricultural labour. Everyone , except the workers themselves.
29 Jun, 2012, 01.26 PM IST
- Free mobiles, bicycles for retaining Bihar migrant labourers
Facing acute labour shortage employers are doling out freebies like mobile phones and bicycles to lure workers.
27 Nov, 2011, 10.39 AM IST
- Kerala witnessing unprecedented inflow of workers
With a boom in the realty sector, Kerala is witnessing an unprecedented inflow of workers from other states.
16 Sep, 2007, 12.40 PM IST