Narendra Modi, Vijay Rupani should quit if migrant workers in Gujarat are not protected, says Congress
• 7 years agoAdditional forces were deployed in industrial areas in Gujarat for the security of migrants after attacks on them sparked their exodus.
Video footage of man carrying son's body on two-wheeler in Bengaluru sparks outrage
• 8 years agoA video footage of an Assam native carrying the body of his three-year-old son on a two-wheeler from a government hospital near here has triggered flak against the authorities for their alleged failure to ensure that the body was taken back home decently in an ambulance.
Migrant workers, modern slaves: Rights' groups claim authorities in Hong Kong collude by doing nothing
Fp Archives • 9 years agoHong Kong's migration rules, whereby housemaids have to find new employment within two weeks of leaving a job, make the situation even more difficult. Domestic worker recruitment is a billion-dollar business, and it's growing as the population ages.
For Delhi's migrant children, a school under a bridge offers hope
Fp Archives • 12 years agoEvery morning, more than 50 children gather under the bridge for two hours of lessons at Rajesh Kumar's informal school. They sweep the dirt flat and roll out foam mats to sit on, just meters from bushes were several men had been squatting and defecating minutes earlier.
What! Rs 635 cr for Delhi construction workers lying idle
Danish • 13 years agoOver Rs 635 crore deposited as welfare cess with the Delhi state government is lying unspent because of worker ignorance and government apathy.