Anuja
Inside Delhi’s Chhath circuits
Not all migrants travel back home to celebrate the biggest festival of Bihar - Chhath. Countless celebrations dot major cities like Delhi...
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Mansi Bhaktwani
1 day ago5 min read
Migrant workers targeted in Kashmir
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that captures issues related to migration that have been reported on various media...
Esha Roy
Oct 291 min read
The help desks of rural Jharkhand
Nagarik Sahayta Kendras, a collaboration between civil society organisations and the government, were launched to help villagers get jobs...
Sneha Richhariya
Oct 291 min read
Schooling migrant workers’ children in Bundelkhand
In a small town of Bundelkhand, at least 40 unregistered schools have mushroomed to cater almost exclusively to the children of migrant...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Oct 255 min read
Can COP29 deliver for vulnerable communities hit by climate change?
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Much of climate finance has gone towards mitigation, mainly measures to reduce emissions, but communities also...
Ishita Dey and Neetu Singh
Oct 259 min read
Heat and crowded trains: The cost of cool, clean water on a migrant journey
For migrant workers hopping onto long-distance trains, it is the consolation of being home that spurs them to overlook the challenges of...
Himanshu Upadhyaya
Oct 225 min read
Where have all the migrants gone?
Data on migrant workers collected during the pandemic has been poorly utilised to extend welfare benefits to construction workers in...
Nidhi Jamwal
Oct 229 min read
No place to call home
Repeated floods in north Bihar have fuelled migration of men, and displaced their families repeatedly as swelling rivers swallow land...
Esha Roy
Oct 1816 min read
Rural help desks yield bumper crops, increase incomes
Nagarik Sahayta Kendras, a collaboration between civil society organisations and the government, were launched to help villagers get jobs...
Namrata Raju
Oct 161 min read
G is for Gig Work
In the second part of the 'L is for Labour' series, a look at the precarity of gig workers and their often overlooked importance in urban...
Rishabh Shrivastava
Oct 145 min read
Why India needs to understand Bangladesh's climate vulnerability
Countries can no longer plan climate adaptation in isolation. The India-Bangaldesh climate migration pattern shows the need for nations...
Sneha Richhariya
Oct 141 min read
Old and Alone in Bundelkhand
In the remote villages of Bundelkhand, elderly parents face an uphill struggle after their children migrate in search of work Sneha...
Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Oct 101 min read
Playing god
In the migrant neighbourhoods of New Delhi, workers don the role of characters from the Ramayana, enthralling audiences with their...
Anuradha Nagaraj
Oct 71 min read
The Garment Workers' Daily Grind
The readymade garment sector provides financial stability to women workers, largely migrants, but they often face harsh targets and poor...
Tanmoy Bhaduri
Oct 75 min read
Work and Worship
Hundreds of people migrate from rural West Bengal to Kolkata to meet the spike in demand for labour during its biggest celebration of the...
Mansi Bhaktwani
Oct 45 min read
Cholera outbreak spotlights poor working conditions in Goa's fish sector
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that captures issues related to migration that have been reported on various media...
Aarefa Johari
Oct 413 min read
Dharavi revamp: A way of life and work to change in Mumbai's migrant hub
In the streets and warehouses of Asia’s largest slum, migrant workers who make up for a large part of the slum’s population, reflect on...
Roli Srivastava, Deekshith R Pai
Oct 41 min read
'We worship our trees and rocks'
The story of a village collective that is tapping decades-old laws to financially empower tribal villages Roli Srivastava Deekshith R...
Amoolya Rajappa
Sep 307 min read
Expensive data disconnects migrants
Sharp increases in mobile tariffs are straining the budgets of migrant workers in cities like Bengaluru, making it harder for them to...
Anuja
Sep 278 min read
How politics over jobs alienates migrants
Low-income migrant workers are the first victims of domicile job quotas, which experts say is a populist approach to garner votes but...
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