‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
Iran's economy was weak before the war, now it's worseIran’s economy, already under strain with nearly 50% inflation, has worsened sharply after more than five weeks of war. Prices of basic goo...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
Europe seeks to increase deportations as some warn of Trump-like tacticsThe EU is expanding its powers to track, raid, and deport migrants to third countries, adopting tactics similar to the Trump administration...
29 Mar, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
European nations set to discuss tightening of migration rulesEuropean leaders are set to toughen migration policies. This move faces criticism for potentially harming human rights. Ministers from 27 E...
10 Dec, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
UK bans record number of employers from hiring foreign workersThe UK government has revoked a record number of sponsor licences, impacting nearly 2,000 companies, due to widespread abuse of the immigra...
12 Sep, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
UK's Skilled Worker visa route leaves migrants vulnerable, warns parliamentary panelA parliamentary panel warns that the UK's Skilled Worker visa program makes migrants vulnerable. The program relies on employer sponsorship...
04 Jul, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Pope Francis told to 'stick to Church' after Trump migrant critiquePope Francis criticizes Trump's mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, calling it a "major crisis" that harms migrants' dignity. In ...
11 Feb, 2025, 09.47 PM IST
Over 13000 Afghani migrants return from Pakistan, IraqSome deported migrants alleged that despite possessing valid residency documents, they were detained by police and were forcibly returned t...
30 Jun, 2024, 03.10 PM IST
Supreme Court directs states to apprise it of migrant children, their conditionThe top court had impleaded all the states on March 8 and issued notice on the plea filed by the Child Rights Trust and a Bengaluru residen...
13 Apr, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
APAC nations told to release migrants in detentionMeanwhile, an ILO report on Wednesday said as many as 400 million Indians, including migrant workers and daily wage earners, are at risk of...
10 Apr, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Allcargo donates Rs 1 crore to Maha CM’s Relief Fund for Covid-19 fightThe logistics company has also donated to the PM Cares Fund through support from the senior leadership and management.
03 Apr, 2020, 01.40 PM IST
OHCHR has filed petitions to become amicus curiae in Europe and America tooThe UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which approached the Supreme Court to be made amicus curiae in a case that has...
05 Mar, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
UK plans criminal check certificate for work visasThe move, which is subject to parliamentary approval, will supersede the current process of being able to self-declare any criminal record ...
17 Mar, 2017, 05.35 PM IST
Death of migrants in Mediterranean a truly titanic tragedy:Ban Ki Moon"The (deaths) are the result of a continuing failure of governance accompanied by a monumental failure of compassion," he said in a stateme...
21 Apr, 2015, 02.11 PM IST
ILO, EU to support welfare of migrant workers of South AsiaGulf countries are the most popular destination for migrant workers from India and Nepal.
20 Dec, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
India women migrants vulnerable to exploitation in Gulf: UNThe report was also critical of provision that made it mandatory for female emigrants from India to have completed matriculation or be of 3...
05 Jun, 2012, 01.31 AM IST