Migrant workers
- Hyderabad
Seven migrant workers injured in reactor blast in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Seven migrant workers from various states were injured following a blast at Srikar Pharmaceuticals Limited in Hyderabad’s Bollaram on Monday, January 20. The incident occurred at around 10 pm in the…
- Telangana
Bus enroute to Hyderabad collides with truck, 4 migrant workers killed
Hyderabad: Four migrant workers died in a bus accident in Telangana on the Suryapet-Khammam highway on Friday, January 10. The bus was on its way to Hyderabad from Chhattisgarh. The accident occurred…
- Hyderabad
Slums in Hyderabad house PG tenants in fragile buildings
Hyderabad: In recent years, the construction of multi-storeyed buildings in Hyderabad’s basthis has increased significantly, catering to the growing demand for paying guest (PG) accommodations from students and migrant workers. While these…
- Kashmir
J-K: 2 migrant workers shot at in Budgam
Two migrant workers were injured when a gunman suspected to be militant opened fire at them in the Mazhama Magam area of Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening, November 1. The…
- Telangana
Telangana to provide Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased gulf workers
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, October 7, issued guidelines on ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for families of migrants from the state working in gulf nations. Implementing its poll promise…
- India
We have lost our patience: SC on delay in ration card to migrant workers
New Delhi: We have lost our patience, the Supreme Court has said while expressing concern over delay by the states and Union Territories in providing ration cards to the migrant workers. A…
- India
Odisha BJYM labels Bengali workers as ‘Bangladeshi’, hands them to cops
As many as 34 migrant workers working at a construction site in Odisha’s Sambalpur district were handed over to the police by the BJP’s youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, alleging they…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man throws himself under moving bus in Gachibowli
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old man jumped under a speeding RTC bus at Gachibowli. The incident took place at Kondapur Crossroads on Sunday. According to the police, the deceased identified as Bisu Rajab, a…
- India
Madras HC raps Dainik Bhaskar over fake news on migrant workers
The Madras High Court on Wednesday pulled up Dainik Bhaskar for publishing “fake news” of attacks on Hindi-speaking migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. While granting anticipatory bail to Prasoon Mishra, News Editor of the…
