Street vendors and hawkers that dot city pavements often lend to cities unique identities even as they remain largely informal, facing...

India has seen a major rise in extreme weather events, recording heat waves, cold waves, cyclones, lightning, heavy rainfall, floods, and...

Thousands of people have migrated from Ghoramara in the eco-fragile Sundarbans _ the world’s largest mangrove vegetation _ as the island...

Labour unions and worker rights' campaigners called for protection of livelihoods and preparing people for the future of work at the...

The construction industry is one of India's biggest employers but how well do we understand labourers?  Namrata Raju The construction...

Prakhar Dobhal Swara Garge Delhi's pollution has cast a shadow on the earnings of migrant workers who travel to the city every year...

The recent festival rush in trains is reflective of the challenges migrant workers face through the year on these journeys Deekshith Pai...

Nagarik Sahayta Kendras, a collaboration between civil society organisations and the government, were launched to help villagers get jobs...

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...

In the migrant neighbourhoods of New Delhi, workers don the role of characters from the Ramayana, enthralling audiences with their...

The readymade garment sector provides financial stability to women workers, largely migrants, but they often face harsh targets and poor...

Mansi Bhaktwani The One Nation, One Ration Card is a Central Government scheme launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food...

Prakhar Dobhal Swara Garge The Transport Department of the Delhi government is impounding and dismantling unregistered e-rickshaws in the...

No offer letter, no fixed salary, no fixed hours, or fixed monthly leaves. This form of informality of labour is all around us, even...

As brick kilns close for cleaner air, a race for jobs

Migrant workers are entitled to public health care services but a lack of identity cards is causing issues.

Jharkhand's Barkha Kumari migrated to Punjab like many do from her Adivasi community, to earn a living.

Arunopol Seal, Vikesh Kumar, Rahul Kumar and Anwesha Konar Video credit:  Harshika Tripathi Rajesh Ravidas migrated from Jharkhand to...

Tune in to the story of Hemant Kalindi who managed to scale social, caste and financial barriers   In the third episode of the Montages...

Bhasker Tripathi, journalist, talks about his reporting on farmers in a Indian village protesting against a biofuel plant