Dr. Neha Mathur
16 migrant labourers hailing from Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in the wee hours on Friday morning. This incident happened between Jalna and Aurangabad districts about 260 km from Pune.
Dr. Neha Mathur
Union Labour Ministry revealed on Wednesday while RTI enquiry that the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) was not in possession of the migrant workers data state-wise or district-wise who are in distress owing to the lockdown
U.J.M
Migrant workers are the worst hit in India as the lockdown has taken away their only source of income-daily work. Many who are stranded are now protesting under anxiety that they should be allowed to
WR News Writer
Last month Qatar deported hundreds of Nepali workers, most of them building infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, under the pretext of testing them for the coronavirus, raising new fears about the fate of
WR News Writer
Qatar has made promising commitments to support migrant workers during this unprecedented crisis, including earmarking funds to cover quarantined migrant workers’ wages, and setting up a hotline for grievances. But these promises have never been
WR News Writer
Several Tunisian organizations, along with Amnesty International, denounced on Friday the detention of several dozen migrants in the Center of El Ouardia (Al Wardia), in Tunisia, officially known as a hosting and orientation center. The
Grace Young
Many health experts have lately criticized the Singapore government for decreasing the number of tests done on migrant laborers lessened in the dormitory. However, Gan Kim Yong reassured on 27 April that the testing capacity
Senior Reporter
Few weeks ago, Singapore was applauded all over the world for its corona prevention model as the country was quick to control Covid-19 transmission rate. As soon as the news of coronavirus pandemic hit the
Monica Aggarwal
The COVID-19 lockdown in multiple countries has brought economic activities to a standstill, which has largely impacted the migrant workers across the world. According to a report by the World Bank, the lockdown in India
Monica Aggarwal
With factories shut, borders closed and people at their homes, Thailand has been in lockdown since March in a bid to contain the Coronavirus transmission. However, the lockdown has adversely impacted the livelihood of migrant
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