Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 16:01
Goa`s commissionerate of NNRI affairs Thursday said it will tie up with other central government agencies and Indian embassies to intervene in cases involving the state`s expatriate workers in distress.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 16:00
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to open schools in rural areas to provide free primary education to the children of migrant labourers who work in sugarcane fields.
Last Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011, 16:10
Several unscrupulous employment agencies in a central Chinese city are reportedly recruiting migrant workers and selling them as slaves where they are subjected to dreadful working conditions.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 15:35
Migrant workers who will move out of Orissa in search of livelihood in October will be given lessons on safe sex at various points.
Last Updated: Monday, August 2, 2010, 12:13
Thousands of migrant workers from Tamil Nadu in Middle East and South East Asia have seen their dreams of a better life turn sour with unscrupulous agents and employers depriving them of basic needs.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 17:37
In a new strategy to contain urban crime, Chinese authorities are fencing some of the colonies inhabited by large migrant populations, causing widespread resentment.
Last Updated: Monday, April 19, 2010, 22:56
Plight of migrant workers remain among the key areas of concerns in the Gulf nations, the top UN human rights official has said and asked for abolition of the abusive sponsoring system for hiring them.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 16:43
The Bihar government will register the names and personal information of the hundreds and thousands of migrant workers from the state and issue them identity cards, an official said Tuesday.
Last Updated: Friday, December 4, 2009, 15:53
Migrant labourers protesting against the failure of police to register cases of robbery on Friday blocked the National highway here for hours and set on fire several vehicles.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 13:54
Governments adopting protectionist immigration policies only end up deepening the negative impact of the economic crisis, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said Tuesday.
Last Updated: Monday, November 30, 2009, 16:52
Despite a request from the Bangladesh government to review ban on migrant workers from there, Malaysia has decided to continue to freeze their recruitment.
Last Updated: Monday, October 5, 2009, 12:06
Governments worldwide should look at changes to their immigration policies with a view to offering a "new deal" to migrant workers whose skills can help spur economic recovery, a UN report said on Sunday.
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