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Topic: Migrant workers

‘We’ll fall sick among family’: Migrant workers in Ahmedabad flock to catch trains back home

With Gujarat crippled by the Covid second wave, hundreds of migrant workers have gathered to return home to Bihar, UP, West Bengal & Chhattisgarh.

Mini lockdowns, night curfews, migrants squeezed into trains — feels like yesterday once more

For all the steps India has taken forward since the virus first broke out, holding on to a false sense of security vis-à-vis lockdown takes us back to square one.

‘Think of lockdown, but think of us also’: Fears return for migrants amid fresh restrictions

As Maharashtra, which is reporting India’s highest Covid tally, declares new restrictions, migrants fear another battle for survival. But this time, govt's looking to extend help.

India can’t afford a 2020 repeat — for migrant workers or economy

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

This is how Modi govt plans to get migrant workers enrolled under national database

The national database will enrol workers in the unorganised sector to help them find out about welfare schemes meant for them.

Expect govts in Gulf to help facilitate early return of Indians to work, says S Jaishankar

In a statement in the Lok Sabha Monday, Jaishankar said air transport bubble arrangements have been concluded with 27 countries so far to help Indians return to their places of work.

The 2020 Hall of Fame: The people who shone in a difficult year

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers living in dorms had Covid, sero survey shows

Singapore had reported more than 54,500 infections in dormitories since the pandemic began. Another 98,289 workers were found positive through serology testing.

Why would you want food for ten days? What Sonu Sood asked migrant labourers at Kalwa Chowk

In 'I Am No Messiah', Sonu Sood writes with Meena Iyer that migrant labourers didn't believe him first but his plea had an impact like Shah Rukh Khan’s dressing-room speech in Chak De! India.

EC should allow Biharis in Bengaluru to vote for state polls. US showed every vote matters

While ‘US should let our EC conduct its elections’ makes for feel-good conversation, democracies can no more be substituted across countries than engines across car models.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.