Tribal women working under the exploitative ‘bhagiya’ system in Gujarat are very often sexually exploited by powerful landowners and silenced by threats and gangs that force out-of-system settlements
A sanatorium in Goa becomes a refuge for migrant workers recuperating from tuberculosis
The recent festival rush in trains is reflective of the challenges migrant workers face through the year on these journeys
Not all migrants travel back home to celebrate the biggest festival of Bihar – Chhath. Countless celebrations dot major cities like Delhi where lakhs of migrants congregate to worship the rising and the setting sun
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that captures issues related to migration that have been reported on various media platforms. In its fourth edition, we look at migrants becoming a terrorist target in Kashmir yet again and the top court’s warning to states to issue ration cards to their migrant workforce among other stories
Through his Kochi-Muziris Biennale installation, Only the Earth Knows Their Labour, artist…
The migrant workforce in the Gulf has weathered many geopolitical tensions and…
Workers in spinning mills suffer from headaches, dehydration, infections and worse due…
Flight disruptions caused by the West Asia conflict have forced Indian workers…
Snigdha Poonam, journalist and author of 'Scamlands: Inside the Asian Empire of…
Meagre returns from weaving and stiff competition from powerlooms have forced rural…
