Migrant workers
- Hyderabad
Unseen, unheard: The Jeedimetla migrants building a pharma hub
Hyderabad: Vinod points down a narrow lane strung with sagging wires. “You see that Medha Engineering factory, the big one at the end of the gully? There’s a factory right behind that. That’s…
- Telangana
Telangana MLAs to study Philippines model for Gulf workers
Hyderabad: An 11-member Telangana delegation, including MLAs and subject experts, will travel to the Philippines from August 17 to 21 to study that country’s migration and labour policies, with an eye on adapting…
- Middle East
Telangana worker dies in Saudi Arabia, NRI offers Rs 40,000 aid
Hyderabad: An Non-Resident Indian (NRI) entrepreneur has provided Rs 40,000 to support the family of a Telangana worker who died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, helping them meet expenses to…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Labourer held for ‘anti-national’ social media posts
Karnataka: A 23-year-old Muslim migrant worker was arrested in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district for his alleged “anti-national” activities on social media, police said on Thursday, August 13. Mohammad Sameer from Sitapur’s Sadarpur village,…
- Telangana
Telangana migrant workers turn to Europe for jobs, face distress
Hyderabad: Telangana migrant workers, in pursuit of better job opportunities, are shifting away from the traditional Gulf countries to Europe and Russia. But it comes at a cost. Around 40 per cent…
- India
Chhattisgarh announces Rs 20 L ex gratia for Kulgam attack
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday, August 1, announced an ex gratia of Rs 20 lakh each for the families of two migrant workers from the state killed in a terrorist attack…
- Hyderabad
Workshop calls for safer migration of Indians to Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: A stakeholder workshop on Wednesday, July 29, called for stronger measures to ensure safe and fair migration of Indian workers to Saudi Arabia, highlighting concerns over recruitment fraud, wage exploitation and…
- Middle East
Video: Hyderabad woman seeks rescue after abuse in Oman
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old Hyderabad woman has appealed to the Indian government to rescue her and bring her home after claiming she was abused while working in Oman. Shabnam Begum, a resident of…
- Bangalore
17 migrant workers injured as Bolero overturns near Shivamogga
Shivamogga: Seventeen migrant workers, including children, were injured after a Bolero vehicle carrying them overturned near Mandagadde in Shivamogga district on Monday, July 13. The accident occurred while the workers were travelling…
- India
Wayanad landslide: Search continues for five missing
Wayanad: A day after a landslide at the tunnel road construction site in this hill district claimed three lives, extensive search operations are ongoing to find five people who are still missing…
- Hyderabad
Mobile Anganwadi vans launched to reach migrant workers’ children
Hyderabad: Telangana Minister for Women and Child Welfare Danasuya Seethakka on Tuesday, July 7, said no child should be deprived of Anganwadi services, as she launched a Mobile Anganwadi vehicle aimed at reaching…
- Middle East
Indian Embassy in Qatar repatriates 12 Ras Laffan victims
New Delhi: The Embassy of India in Doha on Friday, June 26, said that the mortal remains of all 12 Indian nationals who lost their lives in the tragic industrial accident at…
- India
Starved, trapped: 12 bonded labourers recall Muzaffarnagar horror
Muzaffarnagar: Twelve bonded labourers, including minors, bearing visible torture marks and injuries on their bodies were rescued from a paper plate manufacturing factory in Muzaffarnagar district following a raid conducted by the…
- Bangalore
Six migrant workers killed in container-auto collision on NH 44
Chikkaballapur: Six migrant workers were killed in a tragic road accident near Bagepalli town in Chikkaballapur district on Sunday, May 31. The mishap occurred on NH 44 near the Gangotri petrol bunk…
- India
Video: Mysuru woman calls Assam migrant workers ‘illegal Bangladeshis’
Mysuru: A video from Mysuru, Karnataka, has surfaced on social media platforms where a woman is allegedly branding migrant workers from Assam as ‘illegal Bangladeshis,’ much to their anger. The woman, identified…
