Migrant Labour
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The death of an Indian worker illustrates Israel’s long exploitation of foreign labourers
The country has relied on overseas workers, including Palestinians, for decades while excluding them from Jewish society and no protection of their rights.
Julie Weise, The Conversation & Shahar Shoham, The Conversation
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States will have to seek permission to employ workers from Uttar Pradesh, says Adityanath
The chief minister also announced a migration commission to ensure employment for workers within Uttar Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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How labour conditions at construction sites are leading to higher rates of child malnutrition
Half of the migrant children surveyed at construction sites in Ahmedabad were underweight.
Divya Ravindranath
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Why migrant-dominated UAE’s exclusionary nationalisation model is unsustainable
The UAE economy relies on inequality and migrant workers, 90% of the population, who come from elsewhere in Asia.
Riaz Hassan
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Using apps and credit cards, the Odisha government is trying to save migrants from bonded labour
Drought and dire poverty force villagers to take loans from labour agents, which they have to pay back by spending months working at brick kilns.
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Loss of jobs, not viral videos: Why migrant workers are leaving Kerala
Demonetisation and GST have shrunk the state’s job market.
TA Ameerudheen
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Watch: An animated video that follows the journey (and the misery) of a migrant worker in West Asia
The two-year-old video has gone viral because of reports about thousands of Indian being laid off and left stranded in the Gulf.
Scroll Staff
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The plight of Indian labourers in UAE is almost literally the last thing New Delhi worries about
Lengthy joint statement covers everything, including Yoga Day, before turning its attention to labour welfare.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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No ticket, will travel: Andhra migrants search for work in Kerala
There is no work under MNREGA in Andhra villages, and daily wages in Kerala are at least three times higher.
Rahul M
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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China's migrant worker crisis and the children that are left behind
The suicides of five Chinese children left behind by their migrant worker parents could be an ominous sign of things to come.
Samantha Hoffman, The Conversation
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Rare protest by South Asian labourers about unpaid wages prompts Dubai to mobilise riot police
Hundreds of Indians, Bangladeshis and Pakistanis took to the streets in the emirate.
Scroll Staff
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Exploitation of labour in the Gulf begins right at home in India
Two new reports reveal that debt bondage and deceitful recruitment agencies in India are as guilty of exploiting vulnerable labour as employers in West Asia.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Field
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings