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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...
Esha Roy
Oct 29, 20241 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...
Sneha Richhariya
Oct 29, 20241 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...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Oct 25, 20245 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...
Ishita Dey and Neetu Singh
Oct 25, 20249 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...
Himanshu Upadhyaya
Oct 22, 20245 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...
Nidhi Jamwal
Oct 22, 20249 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...
Esha Roy
Oct 18, 202416 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...
Namrata Raju
Oct 16, 20241 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...
Rishabh Shrivastava
Oct 14, 20245 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...
Sneha Richhariya
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Playing god
In the migrant neighbourhoods of New Delhi, workers don the role of characters from the Ramayana, enthralling audiences with their...
Swara Garge and Prakhar Dobhal
Oct 10, 20241 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...
Anuradha Nagaraj
Oct 7, 20241 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...
Tanmoy Bhaduri
Oct 7, 20245 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...
Mansi Bhaktwani
Oct 4, 20245 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...
Aarefa Johari
Oct 4, 202413 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...
Roli Srivastava, Deekshith R Pai
Oct 4, 20241 min read

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