Migrant Crisis
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EU splurges on border controls, thousands of miles away in other countries, to curb migrants
Rights groups say the bloc is putting millions of lives at risk by cutting deals with countries that do not share its democratic values or uphold human rights.
Beatrice Tridimas, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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‘Floating coffin’: The UK’s plan to house migrants on a barge is a cruel, new low
Feelings of attachment and belonging are crucial to a person’s wellbeing but migrant housing infrastructure appears to have been designed to be hostile.
Irit Katz, The Conversation
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How seasonal farm migrants to UK got caught in a debt trap
Migrant workers were often duped into paying illegal recruitment fees to local brokers in their home country, often Nepal and Indonesia.
Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Chandan Kumar Mandal, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trending
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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Will Indian schools ever be ready to give students sex education?
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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May global fiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to take you on a world literary tour
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
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View from Dawn: With hundreds dead at sea, who is to blame?
At least 300 Pakistanis are among 600 migrants who are likely to have drowned in the Mediterranean when their boat capsized.
Dawn.com
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At least 78 dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes near Greece coast
Media reports estimate that there could have been between 400 to 700 people on the boat, most of whom are missing.
Scroll Staff
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Migrants important in building nation: SC tells states and Centre to issue ration cards to them
It is an injustice that the government was relying on the 2011 census to issue ration cards to labourers, the bench said.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Has Belarus unleashed a ‘new type of war’ on EU by creating a migrant crisis on the border?
Yes, says a conflict expert.
Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, The Conversation
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India failed its migrant workers yet again during the second wave of Covid-19
Amid massive job losses, up to a 51% decline in earnings and reduced food intake, labourers struggled through the lockdown in Gujarat.
Shubham Kaushal, IndiaSpend.com & Vikas Kumar, IndiaSpend.com
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Covid lockdown: Over 8,700 people, many of them migrant workers, died along railway tracks in 2020
The Railway Board shared the data on the deaths that occurred between January and December 2020.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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‘Kartam Bhugtam’ review: Lots of sowing but little reaping
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‘Baahubali: Crown of Blood’ review: More of the same, only in animation
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One year since lockdown, Surat migrant workers say life has only got harder
Work is scarce, buying food is difficult and many still sleep in the open.
Anhad Imaan
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Covid: SC orders three states to provide dry ration, transport, set up kitchens for migrants
The bench made the directions on a plea filed by activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar.
Scroll Staff
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Migrant workers have returned to India’s cities – but they are even more vulnerable now
As the job market shrinks, a labour surplus exerts downward pressure on wages and working conditions, making jobs more informal.
Annette Francis & Medha Uniyal
The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen, Minakshi secure gold medals for India
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Shooting, Olympic Trials: Sift Kaur Samra, Niraj Kumar win 50m Rifle 3 Positions event
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IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians end forgetful season in last place after loss to Lucknow Super Giants