Migrant workers and the data gap
Migrant workers contribute to nearly 10% of India’s GDP, but there is no real estimate on their exact numbers. Why is counting migrants important?
February 2025
Should I stay or should I go?
In states like Uttarakhand, the dire impacts of climate change are equally felt by those who have to leave home, and those who find themselves left behind.
Amid deportations, An Indian state offers lessons in safe migration
From orientation training for prospective migrants to bilateral agreements, Kerala’s unique department for its non-resident citizens is exploring several paths to safe migration
The avoidable tragedy of Maharashtra’s Katkari tribe
A lack of awareness and institutional support has precluded the tribal Katkari community from the benefits of the progressive Forest Rights Act, resulting in continuing migration
Social security and healthcare benefits for the growing gig sector
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that compiles migration news from across various publications. In the sixth edition, we look at the Budget 2025, the clamp down on undocumented immigrants in the US and UK and more.
At a crossroad, a green signal for learning
A school under a flyover at one of the busiest traffic junctions in Thane has created rare opportunities for their students and alumni, all children from migrant families
Gaslighting: Is India’s LPG program a model for developing countries?
Access to LPG in India has expanded to almost a 100 million families living below the poverty line on the back of a state push to improve its uptake, but sustaining their use is difficult unless overall incomes rise
A sea of migrants on Mumbai’s docks
Mumbai’s fishing sector workers are former daily wage labourers, farmers and also tailors from across the country, who are drawn to this work to make a better income. But while Mumbai is good for work, it is not “home”, they say
For many, migration itself is a form of climate adaptation: Amitav Ghosh
Writer Amitav Ghosh’s latest book – Wild Fictions – explores themes of climate change, migration, the forces of empire and greed of commercial developers. He speaks to The Migration Story about the growing vulnerability of migrants, the dangers of climate reductionism and where energy transition policies lack
Working hours and the working class
Various industrialists have suggested that Indians should work longer hours for success. But how hard do Indians actually work?
