Migrant Worker

NDA Is National Destruction Alliance: Brinda Karat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 27, 2020

Senior CPI-M leader Brinda Karat Tuesday termed the BJP-led NDA as the national destruction alliance and said that migrant workers from Bihar have been the worst victims of its policies.

Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal To Worship Migrant Mother As Goddess

Offbeat | Friday October 16, 2020

A Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, is paying a special tribute to migrant workers with a statue depicting the Goddess as a migrant mother with her children.

No Bengal District Included In Migrants Job Scheme As State Did Not Share Data: Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | ANI | Sunday September 20, 2020

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that West Bengal government did not share data of returning migrant labourers with the Centre and no district of the state could be included as a beneficiary under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (PMGKRA).

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Says 97 Migrants Died On Shramik Trains During COVID-19 Lockdown

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 19, 2020

The government has informed the Rajya Sabha that 97 people died on board the Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Kerala Revises Order Allowing Asymptomatic COVID-19 Migrants To Work

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Thursday September 17, 2020

The Kerala government today revised its earlier order, allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 migrant workers in the state to work in places specifically marked for them.

Kerala Allows Asymptomatic Migrant Workers At Exclusively Marked Areas

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday September 16, 2020

In Kerala, migrant workers who have tested positive for coronavirus but are asymptomatic will be allowed to work in areas exclusively marked for them.

"Thank PM For Prioritising Needs Of Odisha": Minister On 3 Extra Trains

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Wednesday September 9, 2020

Tweeting a copy of a letter from the Railway Board ordering the start of three new trains from Odisha's Puri to destinations across Gujarat, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister Piyush Goyal for accepting his request demanding special trains from his home state so migrant workers could "safel...

Work Generated For Lakhs Of Migrants Under Government Scheme: Railways

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 8, 2020

The Railways has generated more than 8 lakh man-days of work in six states, including Bihar and Rajasthan, under a rural public works scheme launched in June this year to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers, the ministry said on Tuesday.

Restart Migrant Trains From Odisha, Minister Urges Colleague Piyush Goyal

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday September 8, 2020

Within days of a road accident that killed seven migrant workers travelling from Odisha's Ganjam to cloth mills in Gujarat, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to restart Special Shramik trains from his home state so people can "safely return to work" and "help restart the economy".

"It Is My Priority": Karnataka Cop Who Teaches Migrant Children Every Day

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday September 8, 2020

World Literacy Day 2020: A policeman in Bengaluru is a role model for many on International Literacy Day. A sub-inspector, in the Karnataka capital devotes his free time teaching children of migrant workers who don't have access to computers and smartphones to attend online classes. Every day, before going to work, he takes a class with a handful o...

Not Implementing Order: Top Court Slams Maharashtra, Delhi Over Migrants

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday September 1, 2020

The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra and Delhi governments for not informing it of the condition of migrant workers in the two states amid the coronavirus crisis. The top court had told the two states to file affidavits containing details about what they have done for the welfare of migrant workers, schemes for them and the number of s...

UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers

World News | ANI | Monday August 31, 2020

The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.

Sonu Sood Offers Accommodation To 20,000 Migrant Workers

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 24, 2020

Actor Sonu Sood on Monday announced that he is offering accommodation to 20,000 migrant workers in Noida.

Daughter Of Migrant Worker From Bihar Tops University Exam In Kerala; Sets Eyes On Civil Services

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Sunday August 23, 2020

Payal Kumari has now set her eyes on post-graduation in the prestigious JNU and on civil services.

Daughter Of Migrant Worker From Bihar Tops University Exam In Kerala

Education | Edited by Bishal Kalita | Friday August 21, 2020

Payal Kumari, daughter of a migrant worker from Gosaimadhi village in the Sheikhpura district of Bihar, has secured the first rank in the final year examinations of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.