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How India’s move to reduce minimum referral wages could hurt its workers in the Gulf

While the government says the reduction will ensure overseas employment opportunities amid Covid-19 downturn, experts believe the plan may backfire.

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· Jun 23, 2021 · 01:30 pm
Despite acknowledging India’s migrant distress, Budget 2021 fails to do much for workers

An analysis shows that most of the measures announced are not new.

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· Feb 07, 2021 · 07:30 pm
While millions of Indians seek better lives abroad, India treats its immigrants poorly

Across critical areas such as health, education, worker mobility and social discrimination, the country’s policies do not support integration, says a new study.

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Rohini Mitra, IndiaSpend.com

How India’s move to reduce minimum referral wages could hurt its workers in the Gulf

While the government says the reduction will ensure overseas employment opportunities amid Covid-19 downturn, experts believe the plan may backfire.

Nidhi Menon, IndiaSpend.com
&
Rohini Mitra, IndiaSpend.com
· Jun 23, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Despite acknowledging India’s migrant distress, Budget 2021 fails to do much for workers

An analysis shows that most of the measures announced are not new.

Rohini Mitra, IndiaSpend.com
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Chitra Rawat, IndiaSpend.com
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Nidhi Menon, IndiaSpend.com
· Feb 07, 2021 · 07:30 pm

While millions of Indians seek better lives abroad, India treats its immigrants poorly

Across critical areas such as health, education, worker mobility and social discrimination, the country’s policies do not support integration, says a new study.

Priyansha Singh, IndiaSpend.com
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· Jan 09, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Kerala is far ahead of Delhi and Maharashtra when it comes to integrating migrant workers

The state’s success can be attributed to targeted schemes for migrant workers and its recognition of them as a considerable force guiding demographics.

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· Nov 12, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Can India’s international labour recruitment agencies bounce back from coronavirus-induced losses?

With travel stalled for the past three months, about 50% of agencies are on the verge of shutting down.

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· Jul 17, 2020 · 07:30 pm

In India’s Rohingya refugee camps, fears of Covid-19 spread and religious scapegoating

India's directive to screen Rohingyas had more to do with suspected Tablighi Jamaat link than concern over their living conditions.

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· Apr 28, 2020 · 01:30 pm

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Rohini Mitra, IndiaSpend.com

How India’s move to reduce minimum referral wages could hurt its workers in the Gulf

While the government says the reduction will ensure overseas employment opportunities amid Covid-19 downturn, experts believe the plan may backfire.

Nidhi Menon, IndiaSpend.com & Rohini Mitra, IndiaSpend.com · Jun 23, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Despite acknowledging India’s migrant distress, Budget 2021 fails to do much for workers

An analysis shows that most of the measures announced are not new.

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While millions of Indians seek better lives abroad, India treats its immigrants poorly

Across critical areas such as health, education, worker mobility and social discrimination, the country’s policies do not support integration, says a new study.

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