Nagarik Sahayta Kendras, a collaboration between civil society organisations and the government, were launched to help villagers get jobs under MGNREGA and access dues. Today, they have expanded beyond their brief to play an invaluable role in rural Jharkhand.
In a small town of Bundelkhand, at least 40 unregistered schools have mushroomed to cater almost exclusively to the children of migrant labourers.
Much of climate finance has gone towards mitigation, mainly measures to reduce emissions, but communities also need money to help them adapt to changing climatic conditions
Data on migrant workers collected during the pandemic has been poorly utilised to extend welfare benefits to construction workers in India’s most industrial state – Tamil Nadu
Repeated floods in north Bihar have fuelled migration of men, and displaced their families repeatedly as swelling rivers swallow land
Nagarik Sahayta Kendras, a collaboration between civil society organisations and the government, were launched to help villagers get jobs under MGNREGA and access dues. Today, they have expanded beyond their brief to play an invaluable role in rural Jharkhand
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 living
Countries can no longer plan climate adaptation in isolation. The India-Bangaldesh climate migration pattern shows the need for nations to build climate resilience solutions together
In the remote villages of Bundelkhand, elderly parents face an uphill struggle after their children migrate in search of work
In the migrant neighbourhoods of New Delhi, workers don the role of characters from the Ramayana, enthralling audiences with their performances at the annual Ramleela. Workers and their families come together for a cultural experience resonant of life back home
Through his Kochi-Muziris Biennale installation, Only the Earth Knows Their Labour, artist…
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Meagre returns from weaving and stiff competition from powerlooms have forced rural…
