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Migrant Workers

Why we must examine India’s labour policy since 1947 to understand plight of migrant workers today

Policy choices and strategies adopted by governments over seven decades have been key in determining the extent of reliance on informal employment.

Veena Naregal
· Jul 02, 2021 · 07:30 am
One year on, access to subsidised food remains a crucial challenge for migrant workers

The government’s One Nation, One Ration Card scheme has operational difficulties, a survey in Ahmedabad finds.

Vikas Kumar
· May 08, 2021 · 09:00 am
Despite 15 migrant workers being crushed by truck in Surat, we continue to ask the wrong questions

It’s time to move away from the specifics of the tragedy to look at the structural reasons that force so many Indians to seek work so far from home.

Anhad Imaan
· Feb 04, 2021 · 06:30 am

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