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Noida workers’ unrest: A story of hidden inflation and its impactNoida factory workers protest: Years of rising costs have diminished buying power, creating widespread discontent among many. Wage growth l...- Six yrs later, migrant workers still trapped in a cycle of exploitationMigrant workers are again facing hardship. Protests erupt over low wages and poor conditions. Government policies lag behind rising costs. ...
- Govt helpline, party task forces, revamped migrant cells: Bengal steps up migrant distress responseThe West Bengal government and TMC are addressing reports of Bengali migrant workers facing harassment in other states. They've launched a ...
- States show high per capita for development, say 75% population BPL for subsidies: SCThe Supreme Court expressed concern over states claiming high per capita growth but stating 75% population below poverty line for subsidies...
- Italy to offer more migrant work visas to caregivers for old peopleItaly plans to grant 10,000 additional work visas next year for caregivers to address its ageing population and caregiver shortage. This ne...
- Migrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in USThe U.S. government has introduced a new requirement for migrants without passports to undergo facial recognition technology before taking ...
- Tech activists write code to save migrants in the MediterraneanMigrant crossings and deaths are increasing in the Mediterranean. Rescue NGOs are seeking tech tools, such as the One Fleet app and drones,...
- Six women rescued from refrigerated truck in France after making distress call to BBC reporterSix migrant women, four from Vietnam and two from Iraq, were rescued from a refrigerated food truck in France while attempting to reach the...
- No trace of boat with 500 migrants, rescue group says after an alarm sparked Mediterranean searchEmergency raised the possibility that the migrants were brought back to Libya, the launching point for many of the smugglers' unseaworthy b...
- Deadliest first quarter for central Mediterranean migrants since 2017: UNThe IOM said the situation in the central Mediterranean reinforced the need for predictable state-led SAR, putting an end to the "ad hoc re...
- Soon, PDS to help govt track migrant workers, provide better healthcareThe move comes after the government faced criticism for allegedly not providing enough policy support to migrant workers when they left cit...
- Open community kitchen, provide dry ration & facilitate transportation of migrant workers: SCPassing a slew of interim directions to ameliorate the miseries of migrant workers facing difficulties in wake of the recent surge in COVID...
- SC says will pass directions on community kitchen, transportation of migrant workersThe apex court observed that authorities must ensure that migrant workers returning home are not charged exorbitant fare by private bus ope...
- Second migrant crisis may be comingVillages now struggle to cope with returnees who have no income and no immediate chance of employment.
- Rahul Gandhi doing 'politics of misery' over migrants issue: BJP"Gandhi family did nothing to do help migrants in states where they are in power. Migrant workers from UPA-ruled Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, J...
- Stop politicising plight of migrant workers and engage in draamebaazi; let's deal with issue more responsibly: FM Sitharaman to CongressAccording to reports, the mass migration of people due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown is the biggest in the Indian history since parti...
- MHA asks States, UTs to ensure compliance of SC order on welfare of migrant labourersIn a communication to the state governments and Union Territory (UT) administrations, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) highlighted the Su...
- Home Ministry asks states/UTs to take welfare measures for migrant workers hit by COVID-19 lockdownIn a communication to the state governments and Union Territory (UT) administrations, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) highlighted the Su...
- Building a future, brick by brick: Schooling for workers' kids to be builders' onusAuthorities have identified 1,992 dropouts in Bengaluru out of 52,662 in Karnataka this academic year, with child labour and migration said...
- Amelioration: Countries including India planning long-term strategy to protect & evacuate migrant workersThe rescue operation in Yemen acquired heroic proportions because it also included the evacuation of thousands of migrant workers from othe...
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