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Migrant workers slowly returning to cities; locals being trained to fill immediate gap

Engineering firms, which have been hit hard due to non-execution of large infrastructure projects, are taking initiatives to bring back the workforceSome real estate developers are sponsoring the return of migrant workers and also facilitating their quarantine as per guidelines

3 min read19 Jul 2020
News

West Bengal govt preparing app to store data on migrant labourers

The labour department is collecting data on nearly 11 lakh workers who have come back from other statesDetails of a worker's residential address, phone number, family members, bank account, Aadhaar and PAN cards, blood group, and his or her skills will be available in the app

1 min read29 Jun 2020
News

Uttar Pradesh: Migrant workers can register through mobile apps for jobs

Uttar Pradesh government to develop an integrated mechanism for employment and self-employment of youth and labourers

1 min read25 Jun 2020
Companies

20-30% of migrant labourers may not be employed post-covid: Ajay Piramal

The PM’s concept of a self-reliant India is a great initiative... We need to create demand first in India and then serve global markets, says Ajay Piramal, chairman, Piramal Group

1 min read2 Jun 2020
News

Over 21 lakh migrant labourers have returned to Uttar Pradesh: Official

The Indian Railways started Shramik Special trains on May 1 to facilitate the movement of migrant labourers back to their home states during the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown

1 min read30 May 2020
News

Lockdown easing: Rajasthan factories go back to 8-hour factory shifts

Going back to eight-hour workday makes sense at a time when the state has seen nearly 400,000 of its people returning, as part of the reverse migration, and they require jobs

1 min read28 May 2020
News

Migrant crisis: Randeep Surjewala moves SC seeking permission to intervene

Surjewala said he would like to assist by suggesting "pertinent measures" to tackle misery of stranded migrant labourersSC will hear the case on Thursday and has asked to be apprised of steps taken to provide relief to migrant workers

1 min read27 May 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Migrant crisis grabs political, policy attention

Political and public policy are converging to find solution to the plight of migrants

3 min read25 May 2020
News

Nearly 21 lakh people have returned to UP, over 13.54 lakh of them in special trains: Govt

Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Information) Awanish Awasthi says overall nearly 21 lakh people have arrived in the state in trains, buses and other means

1 min read23 May 2020
Politics

Opposition trains guns at UP over plight of migrants

Congress said about 600 buses were ready at the UP border, but were awaiting clearance of local administrationThe Congress has accused the UP government of not helping migrants adequately

1 min read20 May 2020
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