Why so many Biharis still work as labourers in Tamil Nadu, Punjab and other states
1 year, 9 months ago

Why so many Biharis still work as labourers in Tamil Nadu, Punjab and other states

India Today  

A few days ago, misleading videos surfaced on social media with claims that migrant workers from Bihar were being attacked in Tamil Nadu, triggering panic and a temporary exodus of part of the workforce. The scale of Bihar’s migrant crisis burst into public view when over 15 lakh workers ran helter-skelter to get home during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. According to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Bihar’s unemployment rate in February 2023 rose to 12.3 per cent, while the national figure was 7.5 per cent. Along with populous states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar had a surplus labour force for industrially developing Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka or agriculturally progressing Punjab and Haryana.

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Migrant workers from Odisha returning home to complete government’s mandate on Aadhaar seeding likely to affect T.N. industries
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Migrant workers from Odisha returning home to complete government’s mandate on Aadhaar seeding likely to affect T.N. industries

The Hindu  

Several workers from Odisha employed at the foundries and textile mills in Tamil Nadu are returning home to complete a government mandate, and this is expected to affect industrial activity in the State. According to the Southern India Mills’ Association, 30 % to 50 % of the migrant workers in Tamil Nadu are from Odisha. Sivakumar, a foundry owner in …

Lack of industries in Bihar push youth to vie for government jobs
4 months ago

Lack of industries in Bihar push youth to vie for government jobs

The Hindu  

“Karo to sarkari naukari, nahi to becho tarkari”, says Ranjeet Kumar, an unemployed youth, who, along with two female companions, spend three hours at a community park in Rajendra Nagar in Patna every evening to prepare for government jobs. “Here in the park, there is a peaceful atmosphere to hold group discussions, which help us prepare better for the job,” …

Migrants toil in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta
4 months ago

Migrants toil in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta

The Hindu  

Migrant workers from other parts of India are slowly making their presence felt in the agricultural fields in the Cauvery delta, in Tamil Nadu, often referred to as the granary of South India. The gradual influx of migrant workers in agriculture has, however, not set alarm bells ringing as yet among trade unions or local labourers as the numbers in …

Tamil Nadu: Labour crisis grips Tiruppur as UP migrants return home over increased job opportunities
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Labour crisis grips Tiruppur as UP migrants return home over increased job opportunities

Op India  

The Pran Pratishtha of Bhagwan Ram Lalla at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir not only enlivened the supreme deity but also the fortune and economy of Uttar Pradesh. However, a migrant worker crisis has engulfed the Tirruppur apparel industry as the migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh are returning to their homeland with job opportunities opening up in their home state, especially …

Home and away: On rumours and fake news about migrant workers in TN
1 year, 9 months ago

Home and away: On rumours and fake news about migrant workers in TN

The Hindu  

The rumours and fake news about migrant workers in Tamil Nadu being attacked have seen the quick intervention of the authorities, assuring the workers of their safety. The role that migrant workers play in different fields of economic activity in Tamil Nadu, particularly real estate, is well known. A Tamil Nadu Labour Department survey in 2015 estimated that the State …

Tamil Nadu companies that employ migrant workers try to make them feel at home
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu companies that employ migrant workers try to make them feel at home

The Hindu  

While some industries continued to face requests from migrant workers to go home, the situation was returning to normalcy in some other units in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts on Sunday. J. James, president, the Tamil Nadu Association of Cottage and Tiny Enterprises, said that despite measures taken by the police and the district administration, the workers were returning to their …

Bihar migrant workers attack: Tejashwi Yadav asks Centre to intervene, says 'Union govt shows lack of concern'
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar migrant workers attack: Tejashwi Yadav asks Centre to intervene, says 'Union govt shows lack of concern'

India TV News  

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav asked the Centre to intervene in the matter regarding the alleged attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. We must apply the same yardstick to Tamil Nadu as well,” said Yadav, who has drawn flak from the BJP for his recent trip to Chennai upon Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's invitation. He …

'Centre should intervene': Tejashwi on reports of attack on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 9 months ago

'Centre should intervene': Tejashwi on reports of attack on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

The Centre should intervene and take steps to resolve the matter between the two states, Bihar’s deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav told news agency ANI on the recent news that migrant workers from Bihar were being attacked in Tamil Nadu. Some districts in Tamil Nadu have issued helpline numbers for migrant workers,” he said, adding, “Can you see any concern …

How Vandalism, Arson in Bihar Expose Decades of Stagnation Under Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar
2 years, 6 months ago

How Vandalism, Arson in Bihar Expose Decades of Stagnation Under Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar

News 18  

In keeping with the trend of violent protests, vandalism and arson on the basis of ignorance and speculation, even ‘Agnipath’ has become the subject of rioting. Unemployment Continues to Haunt Bihar At the outset, the popular sentiment may be that Bihar has seen its worst and is now out of the ‘Jungle Raj’ era, but the state remains troubled by …

No jobs in Bihar, workers forced to face bullets: RJD
3 years, 2 months ago

No jobs in Bihar, workers forced to face bullets: RJD

The Hindu  

Opposition RJD has blamed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the death of the State’s migrant workers in Jammu and Kashmir. Daily wage workers Raja Reshi Dev and Joginder Reshi Dev were killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, while another migrant, Chunchun Reshi Dev, was grievously injured. “Double engine government’s double whammy, won’t provide employment in Bihar …

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns
3 years, 7 months ago

Migrant labourers suffer as states impose partial Covid lockdowns

India Today  

The partial and weekend lockdowns have resulted in yet another exodus of migrant labourers from the industrial areas of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. MIGRANT LABOURERS RETURN HOME Labourers who worked in fields and industries besides big construction sites and have started moving towards villages in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Jharkhand. PUNJAB INDUSTRIALISTS FEAR LOSSES AS LABOURERS LEAVE INDUSTRIAL HUBS Partial …

India’s migrants flee to their villages as covid-19 prompts new lockdown
3 years, 8 months ago

India’s migrants flee to their villages as covid-19 prompts new lockdown

Live Mint  

As Covid-19 roars back in India, migrant workers who had just started to resettle in the cities they left during last year’s outbreak are packing up to return to their villages again. “People are trying to get out because they’re worried the government will stop the trains again.” Lalit Singh, who works in a factory cutting tiles, got stuck in …

Cities begin to see an exodus of migrant workers
3 years, 8 months ago

Cities begin to see an exodus of migrant workers

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Hundreds of migrant workers are fleeing Indian cities as new restrictions in some states to contain the pandemic have stoked fears that they will be left jobless again. While the reverse migration from cities and industrial centres is still a trickle, companies fear another mass exodus, like the one last year, will trigger a shortage of workers …

From landowners to labourers: The curious case of small farmers from Bihar, UP
4 years ago

From landowners to labourers: The curious case of small farmers from Bihar, UP

India Today  

Small farmers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh face a unique problem. He said, “We don't get a good price for our produce, our paddy sells at Rs 800-900 only.” “Farmers here get a better price, they have organised market, a reason they have achieved so much,” he added. BETTER PRICING A BIG FACTOR FOR MIGRATION Small farmers from UP and …

Bihar's migrant workers, beset by food insecurity, may further be burdened by ECAA
4 years ago

Bihar's migrant workers, beset by food insecurity, may further be burdened by ECAA

Firstpost  

The food insecurity of migrants is quite apparent from the data provided by the ministry which shows that only 33 percent of the grains under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme reached the beneficiaries The Interstate Migration Policy Index, a policy index formulated by India Migration Now, finds that states in India typically fail to adequately integrate inter-state migrants, particularly in the …

'Khaali haath, khaali jeb, khaali pet': Ahead of Bihar polls, Nitish Kumar govt faces ire of intra-state migrants
4 years, 2 months ago

'Khaali haath, khaali jeb, khaali pet': Ahead of Bihar polls, Nitish Kumar govt faces ire of intra-state migrants

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: By June 2020, at least 32 lakh migrant workers returned to Bihar, driven home by the pandemic. We come here every day at 5 am, wait till noon and then some keep waiting, some sleep here on the footpath till the next day, and some of us just go back – khaali haath, khaali jeb, aur khaali pet,” …

Bihar Elections: For angry electorate of returning migrant workers, NREGA offers little succour
4 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Elections: For angry electorate of returning migrant workers, NREGA offers little succour

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: By June 2020, at least 32 lakh migrant workers returned to Bihar, driven home by the pandemic. People’s Action for Employment Guarantee, an independent body working on NREGA since 2004, tracked the progress of the Act in Bihar between July and August to provide some broad statistics from the NREGA Management Information System, such as the number of …

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