Cinema once held a mirror to the woes of India’s working class. But even the scenes of thousands marching home during the pandemic failed...

For cycle rickshaw pullers and other 'footloose workers', subsidised meals provided at state run canteens are often the only wholesome...

Preference for cities not too far from home, growing importance of children’s education and dipping bargaining power for wages, the...

Death of his brother on a railway track in Aurangabad district during the pandemic led to steel factory worker Birendra Singh vow to...

Has the platform economy caused more harm than good to small businesses in the food and beverage industry? Namrata Raju

New services from apps such as “Insta-Maid” threaten to further marginalise the very workers who keep most of India’s households running....

There has been a surge in internet adoption particularly in rural India post pandemic, but most migrant workers are yet to use their...

A massive solar park in Tamil Nadu has fuelled migration and those left behind count losses after giving up their land for the project...

A  unique initiative to register migrant workers and connect them with social security schemes was launched in Jharkhand in 2020. Five...

Migrant workers continue to be prone to exploitation and discrimination, but unionizing a transient workforce pose unique challenges...

Seasonal workers who seek jobs at bakeries in the region, especially during Ramzan and Eid, are now staying back in the Valley for longer...

The main reason mainstream media in India covered the “great exodus” from our cities during the COVID-19 lockdown is because it was a...

For Mumbai’s migrant workers, train journeys home are a reminder of past hardships — and the fear of their return Hepzi Anthony Prashant...

The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that compiles migration news from across various publications. In the seventh edition, we...

A bunch of initiatives in Assam try to bring back migrant workers’ children to school, but the impact of the COVID-led break in their...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Plans to rebuild the Teesta III dam destroyed by a glacial lake flood are being opposed by environmentalists and...

Five years after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to control the spread of Covid-19, which led to one of the largest exodus by migrant...

The recent execution of Shahzadi Khan, an Indian migrant worker in the UAE, has exposed the lack of legal aid and consular support in...

The Maharashtra government has been offering subsidies to farmers to dig wells to help them tackle extreme water scarcity, which has led...

The terminology used to describe the recent repatriation of undocumented Indian migrants from the U.S. gives an insight into how the...