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No Jobs For Migrant Workers Due To China's Zero Covid Policy: Report
China lifted the 'Zero Covid' policy hoping it would give their citizens relief but it didn't go well with migrant workers as they have to search for new jobs after being affected by the stringent regulations, Voice Against Autocracy reported.
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Plea For Uniform Education Policy For Children Of Migrant Workers During Pandemic Infructuous: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by an NGO, Good Governance Chambers contending that the steps taken to regulate elementary education ini the coronavirus pandemic were inadequate.
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Delhi Lt Governor's "Take Back" Order On Covid Curbs Cases On Migrants
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the withdrawal of 15 cases against 64 migrant labourers for violating lockdown measures during the pandemic, an official statement said on Tuesday.
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As Covid Cases Surge In Delhi, Migrants Fear Another Lockdown
With a surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, migrant workers and daily wagers fear another round of lockdown could push them into a severe financial crisis from which they might never recover.
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Australia Lifts Near 2-Year Entry Ban For Non-Citizens Amid Omicron Scare
Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns and restart international travel.
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Australia To Review Reopening Plans Amid New Covid Variant 'Omicron' Scare
Australia will review its plans to reopen borders to skilled migrants and students from Dec. 1, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, after the country reported its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant over the weekend.
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Gujarat To Withdraw Over 500 Cases Of Lockdown Violation Against Migrants
The Gujarat government on Thursday said it has decided to withdraw more than 500 police cases that were filed against migrant labourers last year for defying the lockdown-related rules
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Dhaka Faces Migrant Exodus As Bangladesh Tightens Covid Lockdown
Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled Bangladesh's capital Sunday on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar.
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Railways Approves Operation Of 660 More Trains As Covid Curve Flattens
With the flattening of the coronavirus curve, the Railways has added 660 more trains in June to facilitate the movement of migrant labourers and clear the waiting list in various origin-destination clusters, it said in a statement.
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From Feeding Migrants To Cremations, 10 Techies From Hyderabad Ease Covid Suffering
10 techies from Hyderabad are helping COVID-19 patients by providing them with COVID care kits, which includes medicines, masks, PPE kits and other such items
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8,700 People Died On Railway Tracks In 2020 Despite Reduced Train Services
Over 8,700 people were mowed down on railway tracks in 2020 even though passenger train services were severely curtailed during the year due to the national coronavirus lockdown, with officials saying many of the victims were migrant workers.
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States Gear Up To Tackle Covid In Villages With Online Consultations: Report
As the Covid wave gradually shifts to rural areas, several states are gearing up to check its spread through self-proclaimed lockdowns by Panchayati Raj institutions, creating a database of migrants and providing free online medical consultation to t
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Odisha Migrant Worker Returning Home From Surat Dies On Train
A 39-year-old migrant worker, who was returning home to Odisha's Ganjam district from Surat, died in a train, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Tuesday.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Urges Centre To Provide Monetary Help To Poor
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the Central government to provide momentary help to the poor, labourers and street vendors.
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"Government Should Put Money" In Accounts Of Migrants: Rahul Gandhi
As migrants have started returning to their hometowns due to the restrictions imposed in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reminded the central government of its responsibility.
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No Jobs For Migrant Workers Due To China's Zero Covid Policy: Report
China lifted the 'Zero Covid' policy hoping it would give their citizens relief but it didn't go well with migrant workers as they have to search for new jobs after being affected by the stringent regulations, Voice Against Autocracy reported.
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Plea For Uniform Education Policy For Children Of Migrant Workers During Pandemic Infructuous: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by an NGO, Good Governance Chambers contending that the steps taken to regulate elementary education ini the coronavirus pandemic were inadequate.
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Delhi Lt Governor's "Take Back" Order On Covid Curbs Cases On Migrants
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the withdrawal of 15 cases against 64 migrant labourers for violating lockdown measures during the pandemic, an official statement said on Tuesday.
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As Covid Cases Surge In Delhi, Migrants Fear Another Lockdown
With a surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, migrant workers and daily wagers fear another round of lockdown could push them into a severe financial crisis from which they might never recover.
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Australia Lifts Near 2-Year Entry Ban For Non-Citizens Amid Omicron Scare
Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns and restart international travel.
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Australia To Review Reopening Plans Amid New Covid Variant 'Omicron' Scare
Australia will review its plans to reopen borders to skilled migrants and students from Dec. 1, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, after the country reported its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant over the weekend.
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Gujarat To Withdraw Over 500 Cases Of Lockdown Violation Against Migrants
The Gujarat government on Thursday said it has decided to withdraw more than 500 police cases that were filed against migrant labourers last year for defying the lockdown-related rules
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Dhaka Faces Migrant Exodus As Bangladesh Tightens Covid Lockdown
Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled Bangladesh's capital Sunday on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar.
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Railways Approves Operation Of 660 More Trains As Covid Curve Flattens
With the flattening of the coronavirus curve, the Railways has added 660 more trains in June to facilitate the movement of migrant labourers and clear the waiting list in various origin-destination clusters, it said in a statement.
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From Feeding Migrants To Cremations, 10 Techies From Hyderabad Ease Covid Suffering
10 techies from Hyderabad are helping COVID-19 patients by providing them with COVID care kits, which includes medicines, masks, PPE kits and other such items
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8,700 People Died On Railway Tracks In 2020 Despite Reduced Train Services
Over 8,700 people were mowed down on railway tracks in 2020 even though passenger train services were severely curtailed during the year due to the national coronavirus lockdown, with officials saying many of the victims were migrant workers.
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States Gear Up To Tackle Covid In Villages With Online Consultations: Report
As the Covid wave gradually shifts to rural areas, several states are gearing up to check its spread through self-proclaimed lockdowns by Panchayati Raj institutions, creating a database of migrants and providing free online medical consultation to t
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Odisha Migrant Worker Returning Home From Surat Dies On Train
A 39-year-old migrant worker, who was returning home to Odisha's Ganjam district from Surat, died in a train, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Tuesday.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Urges Centre To Provide Monetary Help To Poor
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the Central government to provide momentary help to the poor, labourers and street vendors.
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"Government Should Put Money" In Accounts Of Migrants: Rahul Gandhi
As migrants have started returning to their hometowns due to the restrictions imposed in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reminded the central government of its responsibility.
