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‘Pushed back’, pregnant Bengal woman now lands up in jail in Bangladesh; slapped with Foreigners Act
August 23, 2025 10:25 am
This comes close on the heels of detentions of Bengali migrant labourers in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh during the drive to nab illegal Bangladeshis
Migrant workers in disasters: Himachal University student’s study uncovers gaps in relief policies in state
July 31, 2025 2:05 pm
The study by a Himachal Pradesh University student explores how systemic responses can be redesigned to include migrant voices and address their realities.
After Mamata posts ‘torture’ of Malda woman by cops, Delhi Police questions her, says no proof of her claims
July 29, 2025 5:15 am
Relatives of the family in Chanchal, in West Bengal’s Malda district, lodged a complaint with the local police on Sunday night
Workers from Bengal detained in Chhattisgarh, Mahua Moitra targets state govt, police
July 15, 2025 7:11 am
While a habeas corpus petition was filed on Monday before the Chhattisgarh High Court, the Kondagaon police told The Indian Express that the labourers had been freed on Monday evening
Calcutta HC seeks report from Home ministry on workers’ ‘detention in Delhi, deportation to Bangladesh’
July 12, 2025 4:11 am
The Court has directed the authorities to submit detailed information regarding Sweety and Danish's families, whether they had been detained or are missing?
'Grave, ongoing violation of human rights and abuse of power': Migrants allege police extortion in Bengaluru’s IT corridor
July 07, 2025 5:28 pm
In his complaint, the migrant worker alleged that the Bengaluru police were collecting bribes from more than 100 shops.
Bengal alleges Odisha detained nearly 100 of its migrants as Bangladeshis
June 30, 2025 5:59 am
According to government sources, Bengal administration officials and the police are in touch with their Odisha counterparts and have furnished residential documents of those detained and pressed for their immediate release and return
‘Only for speaking Bengali’: Mamata targets BJP over migrant labourers from West Bengal being ‘pushed’ to Bangladesh
June 24, 2025 6:21 pm
‘It is happening in all BJP-ruled states everyday,’ the West Bengal CM alleged while speaking to mediapersons in the state Assembly, ‘Prime Minister Modi must pay heed’.
Detained as Bangladeshis, Bengal workers now ‘scared’ to leave state
June 18, 2025 4:50 pm
Top officials in the West Bengal government and police have now reached out to their counterparts for help
Bhuj: Uncertainty lingers for migrant workers heading back home as news of ceasefire trickles in
May 11, 2025 5:07 am
At Khavda police chowki on the outskirts of the town, several workers could be heard haggling over Rs 200 fare for the 72 km, one-and-a-half hour ride to Bhuj
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'Nativist' labour laws should be struck down, say experts — IE thinc Migration
June 28, 2021 3:59 pm
In the second edition of Thinc Migration, organised by The Indian Express, the panelists examined whether states are able to take care of those who migrate within their own borders.
‘You cannot build a skilled society on low-cost labour’ — IE thinc Migration
June 28, 2021 3:59 pm
At the inaugural Indian Express Thinc Migration series, panelists discussed the migrant labourers crisis in India, spurred on by the pandemic-induced nation-wide lockdown.
Workers battle economic crisis during Covid restrictions in Kolkata
June 14, 2021 2:54 pm
The restrictions imposed to tackle the spread of the pandemic has added to the woes of the economically weaker sections of the society, with migrant workers being badly hit.
Maharashtra curfew: Night curbs kick in, migrant workers return home
April 06, 2021 11:56 am
Maharashtra Night Curfew rules: Maharashtra after curfew implemented on Monday observed closed shops and migrant workers rushing back to their native places.
Sea of migrants keen to return home gather outside Mumbai’s Bandra station
April 14, 2020 10:34 pm
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3, a large number of migrant labourers came out on road in Mumbai’s Bandra demanding transportation arrangements to go to their native places.
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