The women reshaping how some Kashmiri villages dress and dream
Tailoring shops and parlours, run by migrant women, have brought financial independence to them, and created spaces where local women can finally ask for what they want
May 2026
Missing narratives: The women Gulf migrants
from Kerala
Migration of women workers from the Malabar region of Kerala tells a tale of extreme hardships and lack of support systems. Yet, these stories do not find space in the larger narrative of Gulf migration from Kerala.
The losses workers are counting after Noida protests
In the aftermath of the protests for living wages, those named in police FIRs find themselves without jobs amid rising legal costs and an uncertain future
‘It feels like sitting on a hot frying pan’: Do Heat Action Plans pass the labour test?
Heat Action Plans across Indian states and districts are increasingly introducing innovative measures to tackle the growing impacts of extreme heat. While there have been a few labour-friendly inclusions in city plans to mitigate heat impact, poor regulation worries campaigners
Migration Bulletin: New reforms, old prejudices
This month witnessed varied stories ranging from anti-immigration rhetoric in Taiwan to labour reform debates, even as industries struggled with shortages as migrants returned home due to elections and LPG shortages.
Oral histories, pictures chronicle Kerala nurses’ forgotten care work in post-war Germany
A new digital archive documents the lives of thousands of Malayali women who sustained the German healthcare system.
Debt, distance and desire: The dynamics of marriage in a migrant household
From recorded expenses to an unwritten longing, a woman expresses the cost of living apart and the quiet resilience required to navigate daily life in rural India
‘Raining fire’: Untimely heat forces early migration from Uttar Pradesh
An earlier onset of extreme heat is pushing Uttar Pradesh workers to leave home weeks earlier than they once did, rewriting the old patterns of migration
In rural Rajasthan, women wait for work and wage
This summer, rising temperatures, a lean agriculture period and LPG pressures coincide with fewer workdays and technical hurdles in the new wage scheme, shrinking rural livelihood options in rural India.
‘We run the city’: Mumbai auto drivers on Marathi mandate
“We see value in learning Marathi, but do not agree on the short deadline” – Language mandate leaves migrant auto drivers staring at an uncertain future.
