Migrant Workers

Announced in June 2025, the reform represents one of the most significant shifts in the kingdom’s labour policy. It is expected to directly impact around 13 million foreign workers, most of whom come from South and Southeast Asia.

Why protecting migrant workers is crucial for India’s urban future

India’s economic progress heavily relies on migrant workers fuelling urban growth, but increasing anti-migrant attitudes pose a serious threat to the nation’s development

'Feel proud of my soldiers…’: Raj Thackeray on MNS workers attacking against those with 'anti-Marathi' views

Thackeray went on to say that he “feels proud” of his “soldiers of Maharashtra slap that person”, adding, this was not out of “personal jealousy” but for the language and the Marathi people.

Bangladeshi immigrant worked 27 years without a day off to support his kids — judge, doctor, engineer

Abu Bakar would spend most of his earnings home to support his family and his kids' education. Although he did not reveal his salary, according to employment website Indeed, the average monthly salary for a cleaner in Malaysia is about 1,640 ringgit (or Rs 33,400).

Over 29.83 crore registered on eShram portal, issued cards: Govt

The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched eShram portal August 26, 2021 for creation of a comprehensive ‘National Database of Unorganised Workers’ verified and seeded with Aadhaar.

Reservation For Locals: Whither jobs, economic freedoms, and economic unity?

No sooner than the Haryana law mandating 75% private reservation for local residents was struck down, comes a draft Kerala IT policy with incentives to investors offering jobs for locals. Amid a festering jobs crisis and governments having no qualms in interfering in business, may better economic sense prevail.

Jio MAMI 2023 | ‘Everyone let the migrant workers down during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar’: Nepalese anthropologist-filmmaker Fidel Devkota

Fidel Devkota’s film 'The Red Suitcase' screens at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 in the South Asia Competition.

Tejashwi ticks off BJP for creating ruckus over alleged attacks on migrants in Tamil Nadu

"Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday took note of reports and asked the officials here to get in touch with their counterparts in Tamil Nadu. The DGP of that state has also come out with a video statement in English. I have got it translated in Hindi", said the Deputy CM.

FIFA World Cup 2022 | How many migrant workers have died in Qatar?

Here is a look at migrant workers' rights issues in Qatar, which is hosting the 2022 World Cup from November 20-December 18

FIFA World Cup 2022: Migrant workers aim to stay in Qatar far beyond World Cup final

Senegal's 3-0 defeat at the Al Bayt Stadium means Morocco are the continent's only sporting representatives remaining in the tournament but in Asian Town, about 60km away, some African fans were already looking beyond the final.

World-topping $100 billion in remittances head to India in 2022

Highly-skilled Indian migrants living in wealthy nations such as the US, UK, and Singapore were sending more money home, according to a World Bank report

Migrant workers face worse choices than building World Cup stadiums

Hundreds of construction projects across the United Arab Emirates stalled. And the workers were left stranded at home, work permits in hand.

FIFA World Cup 2022: When an Indian photographer caught migrant workers and football fans in Qatar

A migrant engineer from Kerala is capturing the imagination of the Qatari society with his photography on the sporting spectacle.

11 migrant workers from Bihar killed in major fire accident in Hyderabad

The fire officials received a call at 3.55 am and eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The blaze was extinguished by around 7 am, they said.

Railways plans special trains to help migrant workers return home, curb contagion

The Railways plans to operate four special trains every week from states imposing restrictions on mobility and lockdown to the states of origin of the migrant workers, to prevent a 2020-like situation when lakhs chose to walk all the way back to their villages.

In Pics: Fear of lockdown, daily wage laborers in Gurugram start returning home

With night curfew imposed earlier to control the third wave in the country and now with the new restrictions in place, the fear of lockdown has emerged among the migrant laborers.

Kashmir Killings: Exodus of non-local workers may hurt local economy

Migrant workers have a foothold in almost every sector in Kashmir — from apple orchards to industrial units and online women-run businesses. The departure of such workers will only hamper the recovery that was expected with the pandemic abating

Jammu & Kashmir government directs Kashmiri migrant employees not to leave valley

These directions were issued after a security review meeting of deputy commissioners and senior superintendents of police of the Kashmir valley chaired by Divisional Commissioner Pandurang K Pole in Srinagar.

Telangana organisations spotlight political exclusion of internal and international migrants, prepare to launch a new party

The first electoral test for the yet to be named "party" is coming up at the end of this month: the Huzurabad bypoll scheduled for October 30.

"The question was, how to translate them as if a Marathi poet had written them"

Three writers on translating 'Walk', a book of poems about the 2020 exodus of migrant workers from Indian cities to villages, from English to Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.

One Nation One Ration Card will increase India’s food security

The One Nation One Ration Card scheme will create a central repository and help in deduplication of ration cards, which in turn help in removing leakages from the system

India’s home rental programme for migrant workers needs more nuance and ambition

The affordable housing rental complex (AHRC) scheme acknowledges the needs of mobile workers who spend short periods of time in the city and do not seek permanent housing. Applying what we know about migrant work and the development sector will help India to realise AHRC's potential.

India’s new labour codes need to be implemented immediately

The protracted delay in implementing the new labour laws is having an impact on the pace of the industrial recovery

One nation one ration card – a long way to go

The portable ration card project, actually launched before the pandemic in August 2019, envisaged that a migrant worker, say in Mumbai, would be able to draw his rations there even as his family back home used their neighbourhood fair price shop

COVID-19 update | Kerala reports 14,373 new cases, 142 deaths in past 24 hours

As many as 10,751 persons have been cured of the infection, taking the total recoveries to 28,77,557 and the active cases to 1,04,105.