This comes days after the Trump administration said Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B visas in a push to protect Americans from unfair wage competition from foreign workers.
Panchayats in Hoshiarpur have passed resolutions asking migrant workers to move to outskirts of village. Skirmishes were also reported between Punjabis and ‘parvasis’ in parts of Punjab.
Exporters are forced to shut additional units. For migrant workers, it means a choice between fewer days of work and less wages, or leaving the city in search of survival.
After a police crackdown sent Bengali-speaking workers fleeing, Gurugram residents now want only vetted, local Hindu domestic staff. Rates are up and the power dynamic has flipped.
The new film, Chhoti si Doori, which is part of Urban Company’s Dignity of Labour campaign, explores the contrast between blue-collar and white-collar migration—through a Bihar-to-Bengaluru lens.
Among migrant workers in and around Chennai region, those from Scheduled Tribes community work longer hours, says report compiled by Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission.
From running Ludhiana factories to doing daily-wage masonry, Muslim migrants from Bihar to Uttar Pradesh are rushing to do the work that local Punjabi youth won't.
Curator Prayag Chakradhar selected artwork of decaying objects and changing landscapes for the exhibition. It consists of photographs, installations, and charcoal paintings, among others.
The Colombo Process is a regional consultative process with 12 member states from Asia that primarily serve as countries of origin for migrant workers.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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