Tag: MIGRANT WORKER
Labour Day and the Pathology of Those it Commemorates
The working class builds the buildings, the bridges, the roads and industries of the nation but the nation doesn’t do much to build the lives of its workers.
Lack of Documents and Registration Deprive India’s Migrant Class of State Offered Benefits &...
India’s migrant workers are integral to its economy, but indivisible in its policies and schemes. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the loopholes that cripple the system and deprive its workers.
Precarious Lives, Invisible Deaths and Political Apathy: What India’s Migrant Crisis and State Neglect...
The lack of data on the migrant crisis and the intensity of the challenges posed by the pandemic highlight the elitist governmental narrative and the negligence of the common man’s voice.
The Sushant Singh Rajput Case and the Upcoming Bihar Elections: Justice Isn’t the Prerogative...
The Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case has captured the national imagination and has become the determining force of national political agenda.
India’s Coronavirus Lockdown and My Musings on the Good, Bad and the Ugly of...
The lockdown has meant different things to people across the spectrum but for every sensitive mind, it has meant an opportunity to contemplate on the complexities of existence itself.
Compelled by Existence and Sustenance, Migrant Workers Flock Back to Indian Cities
Migrant workers are beginning to return to the cities post lockdown. Their absence jolted the development and production sectors and their return is being welcomed.
Mysterious Death of Three Migrant Workers in Kerala’s Kanjikode Sparks Protest
The mysterious deaths of three migrant workers near IIT Kanjikode has resulted in a protest demonstration by migrant workers demanding justice for their colleagues.
Viral Video from Andhra Pradesh Shows COVID-19 Patients Being Transported to Hospital in Garbage...
Former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu raises alarm as suspected COVID-19 patients are transported to a hospital in garbage truck.
Migrant Worker Father Sells Newborn Amid Financial Strains in Assam
Faced with unprecedented economic crisis, Assam migrant worker sells newborn for Rs 45,000 to feed family.
Migrant Crisis or Cosmopolitan Crisis: India’s Middle Class Apathy to the Plight of the...
The societal apathy and institutional neglect faced by India’s migrant class as it boarded Shramik Special trains amid the lockdown, point to a lack of willingness for serious engagement.
