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Alang shipbreaking yard, world's largest, faces worst-ever crisis as vessel arrivals hit record lowAlang, India's largest shipbreaking yard, is experiencing its worst downturn. Geopolitical tensions and extended ship lifespans have led to...
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
TMC files complaint against BJP for allegedly arranging free Special Trains from Surat to West Bengal ahead of pollsIn a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, TMC MP Derek O' Brien claimed that the BJP, including its Gujarat Unit, ...
Summer vacations, industrial slowdown triggers massive passenger rush at Surat's Udhna railway stationUdhna railway station in Surat saw massive crowds of migrant workers on Sunday. Passengers faced heat and lacked facilities while trying to...
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...
Chaos breaks out at Surat's Udhna Railway Station as passengers complain of long queues, scorching heat & lack of facilitiesChaos erupted at Surat's Udhna Railway Station on Sunday. Passengers struggled in heat and long queues for a Bihar-bound train. Many migran...
Not just Noida, why workers are protesting across several cities in IndiaIndustrial unrest has erupted in Noida, one of Asia’s largest planned industrial hubs, as workers across thousands of units protest over mi...
West Asia war: Amid gloom and doom in Surat and Tiruppur’s textile clusters, one industry offers hopeAs the West Asia conflict drags down most sectors in India’s two major textile hubs, one segment in Surat is opening up new opportunities
Migrant labourers of Surat returning home due to LPG shortageThe LPG shortage in Gujarat is disrupting Surat’s textile industry and pushing migrant workers to leave the state. Despite government claim...
Migrant workers return to Surat's diamond quartersDiamond production, which had dwindled by 30% in the first half of May, has recovered and leading diamond exporters say that production is ...
Coronavirus impacts Surat's diamond trade“The migrant workers are going to their hometowns to keep their families. They are taking 10 or 15-day breaks and they will definitely retu...
Lockdown fear: Migrants leaving Gujarat amid COVID-19 surge"There are no formal reports which suggest that a large number of migrants are leaving. However, we have asked district authorities to ensu...
Surging Covid-19 cases a cause for concern for Surat’s diamond workersThe industry fears another lockdown would impact production and about 20 million migrants who had returned to the diamond hub after restric...
15 Rajasthani labourers sleeping on footpath killed after truck runs over them in SuratThe tragedy took place near Kosamba village, around 60 km from Surat, police said. The truck driver, who apparently lost control over the v...
Desperate migrants come out on streets in Ahmedabad and SuratIn Ahmedabad, it took almost two hours for local police to persuade the migrants to vacate the busy crossroad near Ajit Mill police chowky....
Lockdown: Migrant workers clash with police in GujaratHundreds of migrant workers clashed with police near Vareli village on the outskirts of Surat while demanding that arrangements be made to ...
Odisha, Gujarat chief ministers discuss migrant workers' returnIndustrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha managing director Nitin Jawale told ET that both the governments will jointly wor...
Migrant workers stage another protest in Surat, squat on roadThe migrant workers gathered in Varachha area of Surat city and sat on a road demanding that they should be allowed to go to their native p...
Thousands of migrant workers flee Gujarat after alleged hate attacksGujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry president said though normalcy is returning, a sense of fear pervades workers, most of whom are fr...
Migrant workers to be counselled on AIDS in trainAround seven lakh people from the district work in textile mills and diamond-cutting factories in Surat and Ahmedabad, said a survey.