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Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states
Court poses six pointed questions on detention of Sainur Islam and demands answers from Odisha over detention of youth during ‘identification drive’; Court directs West Bengal to appoint nodal officer
Center’s inefficiency made migrants suffer: Jharkhand Nagrik Prayas
It asks why the Centre put all the responsibility of ensuring the safe return of the migrants on the States
Lockdown 2020’s impact on migrant fishworkers will last longer than the season did
Andhra Pradesh’s fishworkers stranded in Gujarat reach home, another dies in Maharashtra.
1.6 billion informal economy workers significantly impacted by lockdown measures: ILO
UN labour agency calls Covid-19 pandemic worst global crisis since the Second World War
May Day JNU: Pay the workers before you learn leadership from the Ramayana
The JNUSU has demanded that the JNU administration consult the stakeholders regarding academics issues, and provide relief to workers
Migrant labourers want to go home, but what kind of life awaits them?
On International Workers' Day, here's a look into what millions of Indian migrant workers would need in order to live with self-respect and dignity
Migrant worker walks, hitchhikes 1,500 kms from Mumbai to UP, dies
The cause of his death has not been ascertained yet
LNJP Hospital patient alleges he was kept around dead bodies, hospital refutes charge
The patient also alleged abysmal facilities at the hospital
BREAKING: Stranded people including migrant workers permitted inter-state travel amidst Covid-19 lockdown
All states and UTs directed too formulate standard protocols for the process and travelers will be quarantined on arrival
MNREGS numbers double in states after migrant labourers return home
The rural development ministry is focused on individual asset creation to ensure social distancing
Lockdown benefits! SHGs involved in MFP collection: Chhattisgarh
Self-help groups aid in minor forest produce collection in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh
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