Labourers

Why anti-migrant rhetoric is all bluster, no action: Nudge and wink policy allows politicians, businessmen to reap benefits

For all the Right-wing anti-migrant rhetoric now popular in many parts of the world, economic imperatives are powering migration flows that no amount of rule-making or wall-building can prevent.

GDP figures show demonetisation was an 'attack' on India's unorganised sector, says Rahul Gandhi

The former Congress chief said that the decision to scrap high-value currency notes was an attack on the country's poor, farmers, labourers and small shopkeepers

SC extends order directing govt not to take coercive action against employers for non-payment of wages till 12 June

The Supreme Court said there was a concern that workmen should not be left without pay, but there may be a situation where the industry may not have money to pay and hence, the balancing has to be done.

KEC International to speed up mechanisation, automation to compensate for COVID-induced labour shortage

The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown prompted millions of jobless migrant workers to flee cities and return to their home towns.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt's fiscal stimulus package 'hopelessly inadequate', says P Chidambaram

The Congress on Monday said the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is "hopelessly inadequate" given the gravity of the economic crisis as it amounts to only Rs 1.86 crore, which is 0.91 percent of the GDP

As Bengaluru landlords demand rent despite govt order, highway is only option for city’s locked-out migrant community

In Karnataka, as in the rest of India, landlords have been prohibited from evicting labourers or students from their premises. However, these orders are flagrantly violated

COVID-19 impact: Informal economy workers excluded from most govt measures, be it cash transfers or tax benefits

Like demonetisation, the current lockdown has exposed millions of workers and their families to starvation, hunger, death and very bleak future prospects.

As migrant workers prepare to leave megacities, fixing gaps in PDS and DBT will be key to preventing large scale unrest back home

The shramik trains can take a few thousand of migrant workers back to their home towns. For the rest, whose numbers will still be considerable, their main problem, as lockdown continues, will be hunger, not the virus, and a further deepening of existing social and income inequalities.

Singapore seemed to have coronavirus outbreak under control; but then, the number of cases doubled

After recording its first coronavirus case on 23 January, Singapore meticulously traced the close contacts of every infected patient, while keeping a sense of normalcy on its streets

Lockdown: Realtors hail govt move to allow construction with limited labour force, say raw materials availability an issue

The real estate industry on Wednesday said the government''s decision to allow construction on those projects where labourers are already available on sites will solve the problem of migrant daily wage workers but said availability of raw materials may be an issue