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Madrasi Camp Demolition: CPI(M) Delhi Demands Halt to Evictions, Rehab Within 5 Km
Reminding BJP of its promise of “Jahan Jhuggi, Wahaan Makaan”, the CPI(M) said over 400 working-class families in the 60-year-old slum cluster were evicted despite valid documents.
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
Telangana gov’t bans school fee hike till next year, defers rent collection for three months
Other states like Delhi and Maharashtra are also following suit
Hope and a cycle: Migrant worker cycles 1,700 kms to reach home amid lockdown
Mahesh Jena, originally from Odisha was working in Maharashtra’s Sangli district in a foundry
West Bengal and Maharashtra governments start plan for movement of intra-state labourers
Even the Centre has set measures for migrants who want to return to their places of work in the state
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