-TheWire.in MIGrant workers from Odisha tell The Wire they remain stranded because they don’t have Aadhar ID. Ironically, they missed out on Aadhar enrolment because they were away from their villages for work Bhubaneswar: MIGrant workers hailing from Odisha, stranded in different parts of India since the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus began on March 25, 2020, were relieved when the state government announced plans for their...

-The Indian Express Centre’s policy of monopolising decisions, socialising economic losses in the wake of Covid-19 has left MIGrant workers in the lurch The 40-day lockdown was further extended at a time of sporadic expressions of resistance and anger by MIGrant workers in a few cities. Extreme precarity doesn’t have a singular expression. While some are responding with anger, others are responding with resignation. The severe distress among MIGrant workers in India...

-The Indian Express Locusts normally arrive during July-October, but have already been spotted in Rajasthan. At a time India is battling Covid, they present a new worry with their potential for exponential growth and crop destruction. On April 11-12, scientists at the Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) observed groups of grasshoppers at Sri Ganganagar and Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan. But far from ordinary hoppers, these were desert locusts — the same destructive MIGratory...

-TheWire.in The government's secrecy around the issue assumes significance amidst a political row between the opposition parties and the Centre. New Delhi: In what appears to be a confirmation of the fact that the Centre was indeed making the home bound MIGrant labourers pay for their train journeys, the government on May 5 declined to share details of the ticket fares with the Supreme Court. During a hearing of social activist Jagdeep S....

-The Indian Express The Act was enacted to prevent the exploitation of inter-state MIGrant workmen by contractors, and to ensure fair and decent conditions of employment. The fallout of the lockdown in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to rationalise the legislative framework for labour in India. MIGrant labour has been among the worst affected due to the lockdown. Their efforts to leave the cities before the...