Migrant workers
- India
SC to examine plea against alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are being detained across several states of the country on…
- Telangana
Over 45000 Telangana workers in Gulf countries: Centre
Hyderabad: Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, informed the Lok Sabha that more than 45,000 migrant workers from Telangana are currently employed in Gulf nations. Responding in writing to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Six migrant workers killed in granite quarry accident in Andhra
Ballikurava: Six migrant workers were killed and three injured after a massive granite rock fell on them at a quarry in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. According to police, the…
- Telangana
Telangana union leader to join int’l conference on migrant workers in Malaysia
Hyderabad: Saindla Raji Reddy, Telangana state general secretary of the Pravasi Mitra Labour Union and a native of Jagtial district, is set to represent India at a key international conference on labour…
- India
Maha police deports 4 men to Bangladesh despite citizenship proof; released later
Four Muslim migrant labourers from West Bengal were detained by the Maharashtra police under suspicion of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Mehbub Sheikh, Nazimuddin Mondal of Hariharpura, Minarul Sheikh of Beldanga, and…
- Middle East
Scores of migrant workers, including Indians, dying on Saudi job sites, say rights groups
Riyadh: Scores of labourers from countries including India, Bangladesh and Nepal have faced preventable deaths from electrocution, road accidents, falling from heights, and more while working in Saudi Arabia, according to a…
- Telangana
Telangana govt transfers Rs 3.3 crore to kin of Gulf migrant workers
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has transferred Rs 3.3 crore as ex-gratia to the families of migrant workers from the state who died in Gulf countries. Each affected family received Rs 5 lakh…
- Middle East
Four migrant workers from Odisha stranded in Oman return home
Four migrant workers from Ganjam district, Odisha, returned home safely on Friday, February 21, after being stranded in Oman without receiving their salaries. The workers, who had been working as plumbers in…
- Hyderabad
Seven migrant workers injured in reactor blast in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Seven migrant workers from various states were injured following a blast at Srikar Pharmaceuticals Limited in Hyderabad’s Bollaram on Monday, January 20. The incident occurred at around 10 pm in the…
- Telangana
Bus enroute to Hyderabad collides with truck, 4 migrant workers killed
Hyderabad: Four migrant workers died in a bus accident in Telangana on the Suryapet-Khammam highway on Friday, January 10. The bus was on its way to Hyderabad from Chhattisgarh. The accident occurred…
- Hyderabad
Slums in Hyderabad house PG tenants in fragile buildings
Hyderabad: In recent years, the construction of multi-storeyed buildings in Hyderabad’s basthis has increased significantly, catering to the growing demand for paying guest (PG) accommodations from students and migrant workers. While these…
- Kashmir
J-K: 2 migrant workers shot at in Budgam
Two migrant workers were injured when a gunman suspected to be militant opened fire at them in the Mazhama Magam area of Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening, November 1. The…
- Telangana
Telangana to provide Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased gulf workers
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, October 7, issued guidelines on ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for families of migrants from the state working in gulf nations. Implementing its poll promise…
- India
We have lost our patience: SC on delay in ration card to migrant workers
New Delhi: We have lost our patience, the Supreme Court has said while expressing concern over delay by the states and Union Territories in providing ration cards to the migrant workers. A…
- India
Odisha BJYM labels Bengali workers as ‘Bangladeshi’, hands them to cops
As many as 34 migrant workers working at a construction site in Odisha’s Sambalpur district were handed over to the police by the BJP’s youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, alleging they…
