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.
As per the agreement, the CSCs will play an integral role in facilitating the registration, uploading and processing of required documents by migrant workers and applicants through the e Migrate portal.
Ruling TMC has often been accused by Oppn of driving youth out of Bengal in search of jobs. BJP claims this move is course correction after state govt's neglect of migrant workers.
Purvanchal's workers travel with hopes and hardships on ‘migrant trains’, leaving their families behind. Their labour fuels the economy and their vote shapes the political landscape.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
Paying just 3k for cooking? If true, that’s way too low and sounds like exploitation. In Chennai, even a year before, the ‘nominal’ rate for a cook (for cooking one meal and a simple b.fast or dinner) was minimum 9k..most good ones demand more. Our cook, who was taking 10k plus, wanted 15k and stopped coming!
Paying just 3k for cooking? If true, that’s way too low and sounds like exploitation. In Chennai, even a year before, the ‘nominal’ rate for a cook (for cooking one meal and a simple b.fast or dinner) was minimum 9k..most good ones demand more. Our cook, who was taking 10k plus, wanted 15k and stopped coming!