Uttara J Malhotra

Uttara J Malhotra

Thailand: Authorities Overcharge Migrant Workers For Covid-19 TestsThailand: Authorities Overcharge Migrant Workers For Covid-19 Tests

Thailand: Authorities Overcharge Migrant Workers For Covid-19 Tests

Thailand - Rights activists accused Thai authorities of overpricing Covid-19 test kits for migrant workers in Thailand. Activists said this…

February 3, 2022
Covid-19 pandemic: Migrant Workers’ Long Road Back To Cities Paved With DebtCovid-19 pandemic: Migrant Workers’ Long Road Back To Cities Paved With Debt

Covid-19 pandemic: Migrant Workers’ Long Road Back To Cities Paved With Debt

India - The third wave of Covid-19 is once again affecting the country. Ever since the news of the Omicron…

January 19, 2022
Taiwan: Uproar in the nation as migrant workers demand job changesTaiwan: Uproar in the nation as migrant workers demand job changes

Taiwan: Uproar in the nation as migrant workers demand job changes

Taiwan - There was a huge march in Taiwan where migrant workers were seen demanding for freedom to change their…

January 17, 2022
Vaccines become more accessible to farmworkers; Problems persistVaccines become more accessible to farmworkers; Problems persist

Vaccines become more accessible to farmworkers; Problems persist

United States - The covid-19 pandemic affected the migrant workers of North Carolina, United States. The immigrant farmworkers were in…

January 11, 2022
Bihar migrants try to find their way back home after concerns about Covid-19 lockdownBihar migrants try to find their way back home after concerns about Covid-19 lockdown

Bihar migrants try to find their way back home after concerns about Covid-19 lockdown

India - Bihar is one of the Indian states with the largest population of migrant workers. Most of them migrate…

January 6, 2022
Migrant workers arrested by IDF on charges of infiltrationMigrant workers arrested by IDF on charges of infiltration

Migrant workers arrested by IDF on charges of infiltration

Israel - IDF troops have reportedly arrested two Sudanese migrant workers as they entered the territory of Israel via Lebanon.…

January 5, 2022
Covid-19 wave affects migrant workers the most; Migrant workers scared of 3rd waveCovid-19 wave affects migrant workers the most; Migrant workers scared of 3rd wave

Covid-19 wave affects migrant workers the most; Migrant workers scared of 3rd wave

India - It has been two years since the coronavirus pandemic started. The first lockdown was imposed in 2020 to…

January 1, 2022
Migrant workers tilted to illegal ways to gain access to work abroad in IndonesiaMigrant workers tilted to illegal ways to gain access to work abroad in Indonesia

Migrant workers tilted to illegal ways to gain access to work abroad in Indonesia

Indonesia - has been looking to legalize a lot of procedures that come with migrant workers shifting from the country…

December 25, 2021
Singapore: Migrant worker jailed for 6 months for biting fellow worker’s finger over water disputeSingapore: Migrant worker jailed for 6 months for biting fellow worker’s finger over water dispute

Singapore: Migrant worker jailed for 6 months for biting fellow worker’s finger over water dispute

Singapore - In a bizarre incident in Singapore, a migrant worker bit his fellow worker’s finger over a water dispute.…

December 24, 2021
Here’s how employers are pushing workers to get vaccinatedHere’s how employers are pushing workers to get vaccinated

Here’s how employers are pushing workers to get vaccinated

India - has been fairly successful in vaccinating its citizens and especially the labor force. It can be gathered by…

December 22, 2021