migrant workers

Supreme Court Order On Migrant Workers: No Fare Should Be Charged For Travel
The apex court said all migrant workers who are stranded at various places shall be provided food by concerned states and Union Territories.
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A Lot More Pain To The Economy: Former Finance Secretary On Modi Govts Aatma Nirbhar Stimulus
Subhash Chandra Garg explains why the Modi governments suboptimal relief package wont rescue the economy.
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Railways Adds To Migrant Workers' Misery With Diverted Trains
Journeys that were supposed to be a couple of days long at the most are being stretched without notice, leaving people without food and water at the peak of summer.
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Kerala On Verge Of Community Transmission, Says CM Amid Tussle With Railways
With 963 COVID-19 cases confirmed, Kerala now has 412 patients under treatment and over one lakh under observation.
By Newsroom

West Bengal Covid-19 Cases Cross 4,000 Mark; State Says No Infrastructure After Amphan To Support Migrants
The West Bengal government said that those arriving from other states will be tested only if they show Covid-19 symptoms
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MGNREGA Cant Be The Modi Govts Only Answer To Migrant Jobs Crisis. An Economist Explains why
Farzana Afridi of the Indian Statistical Institute on how the government should provide jobs to the migrants who have returned home.
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Away from cameras, migrant workers are undertaking perilous journeys back home
Workers walking from Himachal Pradesh are often forced to put themselves in danger by entering unknown terrains to circumvent sealed borders and escape policemen.
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Goas Migrant Workers Tried To Hold On, But Are Now Desperate To Go Home
As the states tourism industry counts its losses, anxious workers are thronging railway stations and even walking home to north Indian states.
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'People Are Desperate': Meet The Delhi Govt Officer Putting Migrant Workers On Trains
Additional District Magistrate Arun Gupta on working long hours during the coronavirus pandemic, the migrant crisis and media criticism.
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Delhi May Be Opening Up But Fleeing Workers Say You Cant Switch The Economy Back On
Migrant workers, struggling to make their way home, fear months of destitution.
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