Migrant Workers

Two-Thirds Of Migrants Have Returned To Cities Or Wish To Do So: Survey

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

Nearly two-thirds of migrant workers, who had left for home due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, have either returned to cities or wish to do so in absence of skilled employment in villages, according to a new study that surveyed 4,835 households.

All Existing Demand For Shramik Trains Met, Last One Operated On July 9: Railways

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

The Railways on Thursday said it has met all the existing demand of states for Shramik Special trains to ferry stranded migrant workers home, with the last service being operated on July 9.

Money "Looted" By Wilful Defaulters Enough To Provide Lakhs To Migrants: Derek O'Brien

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 18, 2020

TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Saturday shared a list of wilful bank loan defaulters on Twitter and said the money "looted" by them would have been enough to transfer lakhs of rupees into the accounts of jobless migrant workers.

Plea In Top Court Seeks Extension Of Atma Nirbhar Scheme For Dry Ration

India News | ANI | Friday July 17, 2020

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the central government to extend the provision of dry rations to stranded migrant workers for at least one year under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan scheme.

Transfer Certificates Not Necessary For Migrant Workers' Children: HRD Ministry Guidelines

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 14, 2020

The HRD Ministry on Tuesday issued guidelines to states and union territories regarding education of migrant workers' children who have returned home during the COVID-19 pandemic, asking them to ensure that their names are not struck off the school rolls.

Top Court Refuses To Accept Maharashtra's Claim On Migrant Workers Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 9, 2020

The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra government on the migrant workers issue and refused to accept its claim that there was no problem in the state on this front, saying it is its duty to find out the lapses and act on them.

IIM Ahmedabad Helped Over 2,300 Families In COVID-19 Response Programmes

Education | Edited by None | Wednesday July 1, 2020

A group of 80 IIM Ahmedabad volunteers helped over 2,300 families and 800 migrant workers in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dire Need For Mechanism To Register Migrants, Says Delhi High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 30, 2020

There is a "dire need" for creating a mechanism to register migrant workers so that they are protected and benefits meant for them under various schemes are passed on to them, the Delhi High Court has said.

Mapping Skills Of Workers Who Returned During Lockdown To Help Them Get Jobs: UP Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 29, 2020

The Uttar Pradesh government is mapping skills of migrant workers who returned to the state during the COVID-19 lockdown and is working to provide them suitable employment opportunities, state Cabinet minister Satish Mahana said on Monday.

Create Infrastructure In UP, Bihar To Decongest Mumbai: Shiv Sena

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 29, 2020

The Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at Union minister Nitin Gadkari's remarks on the need to decongest Mumbai, saying if smart cities like Mumbai and Pune are created in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the population density of the country's financial capital will naturally come down.

More Economic Shock Feared As Migrants Don't Want To Return To Cities

India News | Shruti Srivastava, Bloomberg | Monday June 29, 2020

From March through May, around 10 million migrant workers fled India's megacities, afraid to be unemployed, hungry and far from family during the world's biggest anti-Covid lockdown.

"Coronavirus Better Than Hunger," Say UP Migrant Workers Going Back To Work

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Sunday June 28, 2020

As India continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and flagging economic growth, some of Uttar Pradesh's 30 lakh-plus migrant workers who returned during the lockdown are going back to work.

"1,30,000 vs 600" Covid Deaths: PM Compares 4 European Countries With UP

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday June 26, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Uttar Pradesh, with a population size the same as four European countries badly hit by the coronavirus, had only a fraction of their death count because of its singular efforts in fighting the deadly contagion.

PM Modi To Launch Job Scheme For Migrant Workers In UP Today

India News | ANI | Friday June 26, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch "Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan" at 11 am on Friday through video conferencing in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Migrant Workers Need Support, Jobs At Home Amid Pandemic: Labour Body

Business | Reuters | Wednesday June 24, 2020

Governments should include returning workers in their social protection measures, International Labour Organization said.