Migrant Labourers

While about 200 people were sleeping, four migrant labourers lost their lives when the roof of the building's top story fell.

Construction tech startup Bandhoo raises $1.1 million from Unitus Ventures

Since February 2020 onwards, the Bandhoo has about 6,500 SME construction contractors and more than 35,000 construction workers on board. Bandhoo had given service to over 10,000 people with jobs and more than 500 tenders for SME contractors across more than a dozen cities in India.

Lockdown announcement drives hordes of migrant labourers to railway station to leave Pune

Among those returning back to their native places were those working in industries across Pune district - hotel staff and labourers on real estate sites, even though the government has allowed industries and in-situ construction sites to operate.

Distress Profiteering | State must not misuse its unfair advantage

The competition law does not apply to the exercise of sovereign functions by the government. However, if it did, many of State's actions during the pandemic would have come under severe censure

Amitabh Bachchan books three flights for stranded migrants: Report

He has chartered the Indigo Airlines’ Varanasi-bound flight that departed on the morning of June 10 with 180 migrant workers; the other two flights were scheduled to depart later in the day.

Coronavirus pandemic | Only 20 lakh of 8 crore migrant labourers got free food grains under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat scheme: Report

The states and union territories had lifted 4.42 lakh metric tonne of food grains, of which only 10,131 metric tonne grains were distributed among 20.26 lakh beneficiaries.

Coronavirus lockdown | Demand for Shramik trains slumps to 30 daily in June: Report

The demand for Shramik Express was as high as 255 trains daily as on May 26, with 40% of the trains headed to UP, and 36% to Bihar.

Coronavirus pandemic | Over Rs 53 crore from Maharashtra CM’s COVID-19 relief fund spent on sending migrants home: RTI

Maharashtra Chief Minister’s relief fund for coronavirus has received donations totalling Rs 342.01 crore till May 18, 2020, of which the government has utilised Rs 79.82 crore so far.

CIC pulls up CPIO for withholding information on migrant labourers

The CPIO had claimed that the statistics section of the Chief Labour Commissioner's office did not have the said information.

UP government putting in jail those helping migrant labourers: Priyanka Gandhi

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief was arrested twice on Wednesday -- first in Agra for sitting on a dharna to protest against UP government not granting permission to allow buses arranged for migrants by the Congress enter the state.

Coronavirus lockdown | Congress to convene opposition meet on May 22 to discuss migrant issue

Fifteen opposition parties have agreed to participate in the video conference meeting that will be chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi

Coronavirus lockdown | Autos, scooters among Priyanka Gandhi’s list of 1,000 buses for migrants

The Uttar Pradesh government had accepted Priyanka Gandhi’s offer to provide 1000 buses for the movement of stranded migrants after she had appealed him to rise above political discords for a greater cause

Coronavirus lockdown | UP CM Adityanath accepts Priyanka Gandhi's offer to run 1,000 buses for migrants returning home

In a video message posted on Twitter after reports of migrant labourers dying of road accidents started surfacing, the Gandhi scion had requested the UP CM to consider her offer to arrange for a fleet of 1000 buses

Coronavirus Lockdown 3.0 | What will change for migrant workers once the restrictions lift?

Better access to hygienic living conditions and healthcare will be a priority

Coronavirus lockdown | Paid Rs 1 crore in advance to Railways for migrants' train tickets: Uttarakhand govt

The details of the transaction between the Uttarakhand government and the Railway Ministry have been made public after some media houses alleged that the labourers had to pay for the tickets

Coronavirus pandemic | Highway relief camps easing hardships of distressed migrants in and outside Maharashtra

According to officials, at least 39 such relief camps have been set up along the highways in the district, which lead to different places like Nashik, Ahmednagar, Satara and Solapur, which further go to different states.

Coronavirus lockdown woes | 57 migrant labourers forced to huddle inside truck

One such truck carrying migrant labourers was found carrying 57 migrant labourers (women and children included) to their natives. The truck driver had reportedly charged each rider Rs 3,000 for the same and wanted to pack in more passengers.

Bihar's COVID-19 rate climbs to 4.5% upon stranded migrants’ arrival

As per Bihar government officials, 0.048 percent of the migrants had tested positive for COVID-19, as against 0.0037 percent of local population.

Don't play 'petty politics' over Shramik Special trains: Railway union to Sonia Gandhi

In a letter to Gandhi, the Railways' largest union of workers said travelling during the coronavirus pandemic is dangerous but railway staffers are making it possible through their hard work.

Coronavirus lockdown: Restarting economic activity an uphill task as migrant workers leave cities

On April 29, the Union Home Ministry allowed state governments to transport migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students, patients and others stranded due to the lockdown to their respective states from different parts of the country.

Coronavirus lockdown | Stone pelting in Gujarat as migrant workers clash with police

This is the fourth time migrant labourers, who work in the diamond and textile industries of Surat, took to the streets in protest

Coronavirus lockdown: Railways to bear 85% ticket fare, states 15% for taking stranded migrants home

Thousands of migrants have been stranded in places across the country since the lockdown was first enforced on March 25, many even attempting to walk hundreds of kilometres to reach home.

Migrant travels from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh for 14 days, dies hours after reaching village

Ali worked as a mason in Mumbai before the lockdown. Ali’s two elder brothers, who work as labourers, are currently stranded in Punjab.

Buses not sufficient, run sanitized trains: Chidambaram on MHA nod for movement of stranded migrants

The former finance minister, however, also lauded the Centre for allowing inter-state movement of stranded migrants, students, and tourists via sanitized buses

Coronavirus pandemic | In Haryana, lockdown violators may be kept in stadiums

The decision was taken after a meeting between the Chief Secretaries of Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi to discuss the exodus of migrants.