Indian Migrant Workers

Number of domestic migrants drops by 12% to 402 mn since 2011: EAC-PM

The number of domestic migrants is estimated to have lowered by around 12 per cent to 40.20 crore between 2011 and 2023, indicating increased economic opportunities across the country, said a report by prime minister's economic advisory panel EAC-PM. According to a working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), the number of domestic migrants stood at 40,20,90,396 in 2023, which was 11.78 per cent lower compared to the figure registered as per Census 2011. The paper titled '400 Million Dreams! Examining volume and directions of domestic migration in India using novel high frequency data', said as per Census 2011, the total number of migrants stood at 45,57,87,621. "Overall domestic migration in India is slowing. We estimate the overall number of migrants in the country, as of 2023, to be 40,20,90,396. This is about 11.78 per cent lower as compared to the number of migrants enumerated as per Census 2011 (45,57,87,621)," it said. Consequently, the pape

Indian migrant dies trying to cross English Channel after boat deflates

An Indian man about 40 years old died on Sunday morning in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated, French authorities said in a statement. This year is proving to be the deadliest for migrants' crossing attempts aboard small boats since numbers began surging in 2018, according to the maritime prefecture that oversees French waters in the channel. The man's death Sunday pushed this year's tally so far to 56. Around 5:30 a.m. local time, a group of migrants launched their small boat off the town of Tardinghen, some 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Calais. The boat, which appeared to be in very poor condition," deflated immediately after departure, the statement said. Migrants ... returned to the beach swimming but not everyone was equipped with a life jacket. The Indian man had a cardiac arrest. Police gave him a cardiac massage on the beach, the statement said, but could not resuscitate him. A inquiry has been

Have lost our patience: SC to states on delay in ration card to migrants

We have lost our patience, the Supreme Court has said while expressing concern over delay by the states and Union Territories in providing ration card to the migrant workers. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah granted a final opportunity to the Centre, states and Union Territories (UTs) to take necessary steps in this regard by November 19. "We have lost our patience, we are making it very clear that there will be no more indulgence. "We are giving you one last window to comply with our order or your secretary will remain present," the bench said. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, informed that only one ration card is issued per priority household under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana. The top court was hearing a suo motu case registered in 2020 after taking cognizance of problems and miseries of the migrant labourers during COVID. The apex court had earlier asked the Centre to file an affidavit giving details about compl

SC asks Centre to apprise on compliance of verdict on measures for migrants

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file an affidavit giving details about compliance of its 2021 judgement and subsequent directions on providing ration cards and other welfare measures to the migrant workers. The top court, in June 29, 2021 judgement and subsequent orders, had passed a slew of directions to the authorities asking them to undertake welfare measures, including giving ration cards to all migrant workers, who were distressed during the COVID-19 pandemic, registered with the e-Shram' portal. The e-Shram' is a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) launched by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment with a primary aim to facilitate delivery of welfare benefits and social security measures to unorganised sector workers across the country. The Union of India is directed to file a comprehensive affidavit explaining the steps taken in compliance of the judgement dated June 29, 2021 and other subsequent orders. Such an affidavit will ..

Project PRAYAS explained: UN program to help Indian youth migrate abroad

PRAYAS is one of the first attempts to consolidate all the state-level initiatives for safe, orderly, and well-managed international migration, said IOM

Bakery operators fined $60,480 for exploiting Indian worker in Australia

The notices required the firm to calculate and back-pay entitlements to two workers, including an Indian, it employed between 2016 and 2018

Govt launches new features in e-Shram portal to enhance its utility

Migrant workers will now be able to add their family details which will help them in accessing child education and women centric schemes during their period of migration

Migrant workers denied pay, walks 1,000 km in 7 days to return Odisha

In a near rerun of the dark days of COVID lockdown, three destitute migrant workers from Odisha walked and hitch-hiked over 1,000 km to Koraput on their way home to Kalahandi from Bangalore in seven days. They reached their homes on Sunday, their pockets empty and holding on only to their water bottles, with tales of struggle, hardships, exploitation and gestures of help from unknown people during the long journey. The trio - Budu Majhi, Katar Majhi and Bhikari Majhi from Tingalkan village of Kalahandi district had undertaken the arduous journey after being denied their wages by their employer in far away Bengaluru. They had exhausted their meagre savings and had no food or money left. On reaching Koraput, they told locals at Padalguda in Potangi block that they had started their journey on March 26 and walked even at night over the seven days. At some places they managed to get lifts. Many people, touched by their ordeal came forward spontaneously and helped them. A shopkeeper ...

TMS Ep334: Indian tech sector, Indian workers in Gulf, markets, Covid BF.7

What does 2022 foretell for the Indian tech sector? Why do Indian workers go to Gulf? Will the Sensex dip to 57,000 before jumping to 75,000? What is Covid Omicron BF.7? Answers here

Why do Indian workers go to Gulf despite poor conditions?

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is over, but the deplorable conditions migrant workers still linger. But why are more and more Indians flocking to GCC countries despite reports of human rights violation

Indian migrant workers send home record $100 billion in 2022: World Bank

It was observed that there was a gradual shift in Indian migrants' key destinations from largely low-skilled, informal employment in the GCC countries to a dominant share of high-income countries

In 2022, world-topping $100 billion in remittances have come to India

Remittance flows to India will rise 12 per cent to reach $100 billion this year, according to a World Bank report published on Wednesday

How a labour helpline is assisting informal workers in recovering wages

In nine months, the India Labourline phone helpline for migrant/informal workers has registered more than 3,600 cases related to compensation and wage theft

Mass exodus report of migrant workers false, states should be wary: Govt

Media reports about mass exodus of migrant workers amid the third wave of the pandemic were untrue and states have been asked to be wary of rumour mongering

E-Shram should ensure workers' social security, easy registration: Experts

E-Shram, built at an estimated cost of Rs 704 crore, was launched by the Union government on August 26, 2021 to register 380 million unorganised sector workers

Crushed in first wave, migrant workers have few jobs, little support again

Little attention has been paid to relief and social protection to migrant workers during state lockdowns this year, study says.

Over 800,000 migrant workers left Delhi in 1st 4 weeks of lockdown: Report

There were 21,879 interstate bus trips during the four weeks of the lockdown

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Fearing lockdown as Covid cases spike, migrant workers begin leaving Delhi

Amidst the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown

Second Covid wave: No panic exodus but migrants cautious amid fresh curbs

The number of travellers at New Delhi Railway Station has gone up since the lull seen in November-December but it is still far less