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Topic: Migrant workers

Jharkhand’s coalfields to plight of migrant workers—exhibition displays beauty amid chaos

Curator Prayag Chakradhar selected artwork of decaying objects and changing landscapes for the exhibition. It consists of photographs, installations, and charcoal paintings, among others.

How unfair, low-wage jobs at electronics factories helped women escape abusive families

In ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X’, Neha Dixit chronicles the life of Syeda, a Muslim migrant worker, and the people in her life.

India chairs 1st meeting of Colombo Process, outlines plans to enhance cooperation on migration

The Colombo Process is a regional consultative process with 12 member states from Asia that primarily serve as countries of origin for migrant workers.

Government signs MoU with CSC to aid 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.

Why Mamata’s TMC has a keen eye on West Bengal’s migrant workforce this Lok Sabha election

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 migrant workers are desperate & poor. But they are determining India’s politics

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.

In Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur, Bihari migrants are the new business bosses. Who do they employ?

Many migrant workers have reinvented themselves as entrepreneur-owners of textile units in Tiruppur, the export hub of Tamil Nadu. They call it ‘Tiruppur ka jadoo’.

India and Taiwan ink key agreement on labour cooperation

Taipei announced Friday it had signed MoU with New Delhi to allow Indian workers to be employed in Taiwan. This comes as India-China ties remain strained over the 2020 Galwan clashes.

Govt launched housing scheme for migrant workers amid Covid exodus. 3 yrs on, only 5,648 flats ready

The Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme aimed to convert 83,534 flats into rental units for urban poor and migrants. It has met only a fraction of this target since 2020.

‘Skilled, educated & washing dishes’: scant prospects in Italy for foreign-born workers

In contrast to much of the West, it's rare to see migrants working in skilled professions in Italy, raising red flags for a country with a stagnant economy and an aging population.

On Camera

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.