Page 7 - Migrants
Migrants separated from their children will be allowed into the US
A handful of parents from Mexico and Central America who were deported under the Trump administration's family separation policy will be reunited this week with their children
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Lockdown taught the poor atmanirbharta
Book review of Locking Down the Poor
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'Border is closed': Biden administration pushes back amid mounting crisis
Homeland Security Secretary said the administration's message to would-be border-crossers was simple: "Now is not the time to come. Do not come. The journey is dangerous"
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Over 6.4 mn migrant labourers reached home safely by Shramik trains: Goyal
Over 6.4 mn migrant labourers reached home safely by Shramik trains during the COVID-19 pandemic, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
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UN says 15 Europe-bound migrants die at sea off Libya as boat capsizes
At least 15 Africans drowned when their boat capsized Sunday off Libya, a UN spokeswoman said, the second shipwreck involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe in just over a week.
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How states fare in Migrant Policy Index: Kerala on top, Delhi near bottom
India's average IMPEX 2019 score for 28 states and the Union Territory of NCT Delhi is 37 out of 100, reflecting the limited attention paid to integration efforts in destination states
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Hundreds of migrants reach United Kingdom in record month of crossings
Hundreds of migrants have taken advantage of the warm weather and calm seas in the English Channel to reach the UK in a flurry of small boat crossings
UN agencies urge European Union to give asylum policy a 'fresh start'
The arrival in Europe of well over 1 million migrants, most of them refugees fleeing the war in Syria, in 2015 sparked one of the EU''s biggest political crises
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The invisible workforce: Data collection on migrants tough, but possible
In reality, India does not have reliable data on the migrant worker population
Covid-19 treatment cost must not fall on migrant workers: Govt tells states
Labour ministry guidelines say workers returning to cities must get housing, health insurance, facemasks
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Govt clears affordable housing scheme, extends LPG, free grain benefits
Free gas refill through direct benefit transfer for beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme was also extended till September
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Affordable housing to free foodgrains, Cabinet approves key announcements
The Cabinet also approved the Centre's increased contribution for both employees and employers share (to 12 per cent from 10 per cent) under the Employees' Provident Fund for another 3 months
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Migrant workers' wait to get home ends, their fight for survival does not
Over 122 million people in India lost their jobs in April, according to estimates of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy
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How a group of volunteers became the voice of migrants in lockdown
Geetanjali Krishna on a group of volunteers who are highlighting the plight of workers through stories
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Ration woes, expenses lay bare the migrant distress since lockdown
A silver lining, the survey noted, is that 75 per cent of the workers were not being threatened by their landlords of eviction
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The migrant disaster will be a blot on the country's collective conscience
Lockdowns, which have come with daily trackers and goals of flattening curves, can be akin to ineffectual New Year resolutions
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Firms unable to pay wages must submit balance sheets: Govt to SC
SC extends till June 12 its order asking govt not to take coercive action against employers for not paying salaries
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India coronavirus dispatch: Are we doing better than other countries?
From India's migrant crisis to the possibility of there being millions of undetected cases in the country
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Leave no one behind: Migrants should be given viable livelihood options
Dairying may well be a viable livelihood option for migrants, given its low capital investment, short operating cycle and steady income flow
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Sonia asks govt to give migrant workers Rs 7,500 monthly in lockdown
The Congress chief also accused the Narendra Modi government of not listening to the plight of the migrant workers
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