Tag Archives: Migrant workers

[ad_1] Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday asked stranded migrant workers to stay where they are. Chouhan’s comments came hours after 16 migrants who were sleeping on the train tracks were hit by a train in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. “I would like to appeal to all stranded workers …

[ad_1] Surat: Defying closure rules, hundreds of Odisha migrant workers arrived on the roads here Thursday after learning that the Odisha government has revoked the permit for three trains scheduled to depart Friday from the city of Surat, Gujarat. Surat’s electric looms and textile units employ thousands of people from …

[ad_1] President Ram Nath Kovind. My thoughts and prayers go out to the grieving families. Wishing a speedy recovery to the wounded, the president said on Twitter. PTI New Delhi Last update: May 8, 2020, 2:35 p.m. IST President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday he was sad beyond words …

[ad_1] File photo of Rahul Gandhi The congressional leader demanded immediate support for migrant workers after a train hit 16 people in Aurangabad on Friday morning as they tried to return to their rural homes in Madhya Pradesh. News18.com Last update: May 8, 2020, 12:15 p.m. IST Claiming that migrant …

[ad_1] “If I have to die, I would rather be close to my parents when I die. I don’t want to die here. “ Those were the words of Ramodar, an 18-year-old boy in Mumbai, desperate to go home to Uttar Pradesh and see his parents. He worked as a …

[ad_1] Mumbai In a relief to the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers stranded in Maharashtra, anxiously awaiting repatriation to their respective states, the Maharashtra The government has clarified that it will not be necessary to attach a medical certificate to the registration form required to facilitate travel. In a …

[ad_1] The Karnataka government decided to resume trains for migrant workers stranded in the state, after facing strong criticism from unions, civil society groups and the opposition Congress. Despite the U-turn, the decision to prevent migrants from leaving the state has refocused on the darkest part of Bangalore’s “Silicon City” …

[ad_1] Madhya Pradesh has increased factory work hours from eight to 12. It has also allowed up to 72 hours of overtime. Full coverage in coronavirus “The increase in working hours is applicable only if employees are willing to work. And they must be paid for overtime, “Prime Minister Shivraj …

[ad_1] Written by Raakhi Jagga The | Ludhiana | Updated: May 7, 2020 9:57:17 am Migrants at the Ludhiana train station. (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh) A couple of days after trains carrying migrants started running across the country, the three who left Ludhiana since Tuesday see many empty seats, …

[ad_1] Priyanka Gandhi (file photo) AMETHI: National Secretary General of Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra He has searched for the names of migrant workers returning to Amethi and Raebareli so that his group can pay the train fare. Priyanka Gandhi asked the Amethi and Rae Bareli administration via tweet to hand …