Migrant workers
- Technology
Students build mobile app for migrant workers’ safety
New Delhi: Here comes a mobile app called ‘Migrant Care’, developed by students, that helps connect migrant labourers, their agents, and police officials to ensure their safety. The workers can send a…
- World
Australian govt to crackdown on migrant worker exploitation
Canberra: The Australian government on Monday announced a crackdown to better protect temporary visa holders from exploitation and employers who are caught violating the new federal laws could face criminal penalties. According…
- India
Indian among 3 WC security guards still in Qatar jail over unpaid wages
Doha: It has been nearly five months since the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, three World Cup security guards who were detained while trying to resolve a dispute over…
- World
Amid layoffs, tech firms continue to exploit H-1B visa programme: Study
New York: Amid massive ongoing layoffs in the tech sector, the top 30 H-1B visa employers hired 34,000 new workers in 2022 and laid off at least 85,000 workers in 2022 and…
- India
TN: OpIndia’s CEO, editor summoned over fake news on migrant workers killing
The CEO of right-wing media OpIndia Rahul Roushan and editor-in-chief Nupur J Sharma have been summoned by the Tamil Nadu police in relation to spreading fake news on the plight of Bihar…
- India
‘Apologise’: SC to BJP leader for fake news on killings of Bihar migrant workers in TN
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson, Prashant Umrao, to tender an apology for spreading rumours and fake news on the killings of Bihar migrant workers in…
- Chennai
Stalin takes veiled swipe at BJP over fake news on migrant workers
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday took a veiled swipe at the BJP by saying that ‘some political forces’ utilise technology for spreading rumours and cause deterioration of…
- India
Prashant Kishor thanks Stalin for arresting TN leader threatening migrant workers
Patna: Bihar-based political strategist Prashant Kishor (PK) on Monday thanked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for arresting Tamil leader Senthamijhan Shiman, who allegedly gave a provocative speech against Bihari labourers in…
- India
TN: Filmmaker turned politician booked for comments on migrant workers
Chennai: Actor turned politician, Naam Tamizhar Katchi (NTK) leader Seeman would face fresh charges for speaking against migrant workers, a senior police official said here on Sunday. A case was registered against…
- Chennai
Fake videos on migrant workers due to my call for oppn unity against BJP: Stalin
Chennai: As various social media content of alleged attacks on migrant workers from Tamil Nadu have turned out to be fake, Chief Minister M K Stalin has alleged the “lies spread” regarding…
- India
TN CM Stalin reaches out to migrant workers
Tirunelveli: Reaching out to the migrant workers community in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday interacted with a group of labourers at a latex unit here. The Chief Minister’s…
- India
Bihar migrants row: Delhi HC grants pre-arrest bail to UP BJP leader
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted transit pre-arrest bail to lawyer and Uttar Pradesh BJP spokesperson Prashant Kumar Umrao till March 20. Umrao moved the High Court on Monday…
- India
Fake news on migrant workers: TN police book Oplndia CEO, editor
Chennai: The Avadi police in Tamil Nadu have registered a case against the Chief Executive Officer and Editor of the right wing website, Oplndia.com for allegedly spreading fear among the migrant workers…
- India
TN BJP chief booked for inciting violence; dares DMK to ‘touch him’
Chennai: After being booked by police in connection with alleged attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu, state BJP chief K Annamalai on Sunday dared the MK Stalin-led DMK government to “arrest…
- Chennai
TN Guv urges North Indian workers in state not to panic
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on Sunday urged the North Indian migrant workers in the state not to panic and feel insecure. In a statement, the Governor said that the…
