Migrant workers
- India
Wayanad landslides: Bengal CM taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers from the state, currently stranded in landslide-hit Wayanad district in Kerala, the Trinamool Congress said on Saturday.…
- Middle East
Kuwait reaffirms its commitment to protecting expatriate rights
Kuwait has made significant strides in upholding the dignity and rights of expatriates within its borders. The official spokesperson for the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), Aseel Al-Mazyad reaffirmed that the country…
- News
SC pulls up states for delay in verification of migrant workers for ration cards
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped defaulter states for the delay in verification of migrant labourers registered on the e-Shram portal for issuance of ration cards and directed them to…
- Telangana
Video: Huts gutted in fire after LPG cylinders blast in Telangana’s Karimnagar
Hyderabad: Around ten houses were gutted after a major fire broke out in Subhashanagar on Jagtial road in Karimnagar district on Tuesday, February 20. The cause of the massive fire is said to be…
- India
Unique identifier to be mandatory for construction workers: Labour Secy
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it will make a unique identifier mandatory for all building and construction workers across the country to ensure that migrant workers’ rights are protected. This identifier,…
- World
Migrant workers face exploitation due to UK’s employer sponsorship scheme: Report
London: With most work visas tied to sponsors, the UK’s post-Brexit Points Based Immigration System severely limits migrant workers’ abilities to change jobs, putting employers in a position of great power, which…
