Migration Bulletin: Of conflict, wage cuts and counting of migrants
New migration agreements, worker distress in the Gulf, India filling Germany’s labour shortage gap and Census debates shaped the migration conversation in July
July 2026
‘Want the protest to succeed’: Voices of migrants from Jantar Mantar
Thousands have gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand accountability over the NEET paper leak. Migrant workers, including tea sellers, delivery riders, and bag vendors, are working from the fringes, becoming part of the movement
Mind the gap: the need for migration policies to address women’s mounting work
A conversation with a woman in flood-hit Nagaon in Assam, and years of field research across climate-vulnerable communities, point to the same uncomfortable truth: when climate disasters push men to migrate, women are left to carry households, livelihoods and care work that policy still struggles to see.
Solutions Journalism Workshop, Dehradun
Solutions Journalism Workshop: An intensive solutions-focussed workshop was conducted at People’s Science Institute, Dehradun, for 11 selected journalists, five of
How women brought water back to this Himalayan village
For generations, Moldhar’s springs sustained locals for drinking water, farming and livestock but farming declined, livelihoods disappeared and many men migrated. Now, 29 women from the village have brought the water back, but the harder task of bringing people home has only just begun
The music of the mountains calls to migrants
Meet the musicians using Jagar and Garhwali songs to remind migrants that the hills, farms and winding roads they left behind still call them home.
‘My world turned upside down when my father went missing’
What happens when a migrant worker goes missing? A son tells the story of an endless search for his missing father for the last seven years and the long road to justice
Air coolers, ORS and medical aid: Outdoor workers in India find rare relief from heat
Cooling centres in Bengaluru and other parts of India are being viewed as a practical response to rising heat stress for some of the country’s most vulnerable. But as centres close with the onset of the monsoon, workers wish for them to run through the year
How migrants keep Delhi’s ice economy from melting away
Ice-crushers, loaders and others involved in the ice trade earn a meagre wage for backbreaking work that keeps perishable commodities from spoiling
