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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
Even after a month, only a paltry sum of allotted pulses reaches underprivileged
Data showed that out of the monthly allocated 1.95 lakh MTs, only 19,496 tonnes had been distributed by states
Trade Unions intervene in plea opposing MHA order directing payment of full wages to workers
Intervention application has been filed in this petition, in support of the government’s decision
If agriculture were to be the most remunerative activity
How the Covid-19 pandemic has proved to be a great leveler
Migrant travels 2,800 km on foot from Gujarat to reach home in Assam amid lockdown
45-year-old Jadav Gogoi was robbed of his cash and valuables on the way and survived by begging
State governments release aid for construction workers amid lockdown
The assistance in Maharashtra is set to benefit 12 lakh workers
Watch: India must feed its toiling millions – Jean Drèze and Teesta Setalvad
First Published on 19th April 2020In an illuminating chat...
Eminent citizens write to President of India to restore dignity of migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
They have also asked that monitoring committees be formed to oversee the facilities and shelters provided to migrants during the lockdown
Sanitation & Justice: Classify Sanitation Workers as Health Workers
Concerned citizens have, through an open letter to state and society, demanded that sanitation workers be classified as healthcare workers to protect their dignity and be provided minimum wages of Rs. 20,000
Collective of organizations narrates migrant’s unacceptable plight at Rajasthan shelter home
No water, open defecation – this is what the migrant had to endure during his 12 hours stay there
States plan employment schemes for urban marginalized and migrants
The Odisha, UP and Bihar governments have started labour-intensive schemes to help the improverished
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