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Labour: Indian media’s blind spot
The main reason mainstream media in India covered the “great exodus” from our cities during the COVID-19 lockdown is because it was a...

Kalpana Sharma
Mar 277 min read


Train to home: Indian Railways remains migrants’ lifeline
For Mumbai’s migrant workers, train journeys home are a reminder of past hardships — and the fear of their return Hepzi Anthony Pictures:...

Hepzi Anthony
Mar 279 min read


Bihar govt launches app to register migrant workers
The Migration Bulletin is a monthly round-up that compiles migration news from across various publications. In the seventh edition, we...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Mar 265 min read


‘I want to study’: the pandemic shadow on schooling lifts for some children
A bunch of initiatives in Assam try to bring back migrant workers’ children to school, but the impact of the COVID-led break in their...

Maitreyee Boruah
Mar 2610 min read


Anatomy of a disaster: What the 2023 Sikkim glacial flood tells us about climate risk in the Himalayas
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Plans to rebuild the Teesta III dam destroyed by a glacial lake flood are being opposed by environmentalists and...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Mar 247 min read


'Underlying causes of migrant exodus remain unchanged'
Five years after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to control the spread of Covid-19, which led to one of the largest exodus by migrant...

Anuja
Mar 241 min read


Arabic lessons, risk awareness: a father’s resolve to protect Gulf migrants
The recent execution of Shahzadi Khan, an Indian migrant worker in the UAE, has exposed the lack of legal aid and consular support in...

Zoya Hussain
Mar 218 min read


How water distress created jobs, and a migration corridor
Maharashtra government has been offering subsidies to farmers to tackle extreme water scarcity, which has led to the creation of jobs for...

Roli Srivastava and Varsha Torgalkar
Mar 211 min read


Mind your language: making a case for undocumented migrants
The terminology used to describe the recent repatriation of undocumented Indian migrants from the U.S. gives an insight into how the...
Namrata Raju
Mar 139 min read


Pollution curbs hit work prospects of daily wagers in Delhi-NCR
Restrictions to control air pollution turn winter into a season of discontent for migrant workers in the construction sector Manthati Sai...

Manthati Sai Kiran
Mar 107 min read


'We saw MGNREGA's full potential during the lockdown'
India's rural jobs guarantee scheme created jobs for thousands of men and women who left cities during the lockdown, and continues to...

Roli Srivastava
Mar 71 min read


The cost of a mistaken identity
Key to Bengaluru’s waste management system, many migrant workers from West Bengal live under constant fear of being labelled as illegal...
Amoolya Rajappa
Mar 711 min read


Migrant workers & the data gap: the climate question
In 2020, an estimated 14 million people in the country were forced to migrate as a consequence of extreme weather events. But climate...

Nidhi Jamwal, Naveen Kumar Manoharan
Mar 41 min read


The Merchants of Kumbh
The recently concluded Kumbh mela drew not just pilgrims but toy sellers, chaat makers and sanitation workers from across Uttar Pradesh...
Anuj Behal
Mar 49 min read


Migrant workers and the data gap
M igrant workers contribute to nearly 10% of India’s GDP, but there is no real estimate on their exact numbers. Why is counting migrants...

Nidhi Jamwal, Naveen Kumar Manoharan
Feb 281 min read


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...
Namrata Raju
Feb 281 min read


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...

Mahima Jain
Feb 2812 min read


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...

Kunal Nakshane
Feb 277 min read


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...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Feb 245 min read


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,...

Mansi Bhaktwani
Feb 2410 min read

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