migrant
- India
Migrant Diaries: Abul Hasan Mirza
Abul Hasan Mirza is a rare kind of migrant worker. He is a supervisor at construction sites, and works for a company called Hotema. When the coronavirus pandemic descended like a nightmare…
- India
Video of migrant kid sleeping on suitcase goes viral
Jhansi: Nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus has left migrant labourers helpless. They are struggling to go back to their native place. Most of them were either employed with MSMEs…
- India
Yogi prepares to bring back migrant workers to UP
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has started making preparations for the return of migrant workers to Uttar Pradesh after the Union Home Ministry allowed movement of interstate workers. According to the government spokesman,…
- India
Lockdown: Maha govt sets up relief camps for migrant workers
Mumbai: Amid the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Maharashtra government has set up 262 relief camps for migrant labourers where they will be provided food and shelter, Chief…
- Kashmir
J&K sets up helplines for migrant workers
Srinagar: The J&K Labour Department has set up helplines for migrant labourers who arrived here before the lockdown was announced, according to officials, here on Sunday. The J&K Information Department tweeted: “The Labour…
- World
Greece: Turkey needs to end ‘blackmail’ for migrant aid
WASHINGTON: Greece’s migration minister said that Turkey needs to stop “blackmail” if it wants more EU aid, saying its loaded language had prompted a spike in movement toward Greek shores. Speaking to…
- Middle East
40 killed as air strike targets migrant centre in Libya
Tripoli: At least 40 migrants were killed and more than 80 injured after an air strike hit a migrant centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, government officials said on…
- World
Image of drowned migrant draws ire
CIUDAD VICTORIA: Shocking images of a drowned Salvadoran migrant and his two-year-old daughter who died while trying to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico to the United States have sparked outrage,…
- Middle East
Twelve dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey: coastguard
Ankara: Twelve people died after a boat carrying migrants sank off southwestern Turkey on Monday, the coastguard said. Thirty-one migrants were rescued after the boat went down off the coast of Bodrum…
- World
Democrats reject Trump’s offer for temporary migrant protection
Washington: Democrats rejected United States President Donald Trump’s offer to provide temporary protection to migrants. Rejecting the proposal that includes millions of dollars for humanitarian aid and drug detection technology, Democrats called…