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November 2017

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Identity numbers for unorganised Workers

The Center is planning to allot unique numbers to 400 million-plus workers in the unorganised sector as the first step towards ensuring social security benefits for this vast segment of people who often labour under hazardous conditions.

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Apps and credit cards aim to save Indian migrants from bondage trap

CHENNAI, India, Nov 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As tens of thousands of families in India's eastern state of Odisha begin their autumn migration in search of work, the government is stepping up efforts to ensure their journey doesn't end in slavery.

November sees families from rural Odisha leave their villages as part of a seasonal migration that lasts until the spring planting season.

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Inauguration of Seasonal Hostel in Bhaludongri Village in Raj Khariar Block of Odisha

Yet another intervention of Tata Trusts under the migration theme is creating and strengthening ‘Seasonal Hostels’ in western Odisha where distress migration occurs on a large scale due to lack of work after the kharif season. A seasonal hostel was inaugurated in Bhaludongri village of Raj Khariar block in Nuapada district of Odisha by YCDA, a partner organisation of the Trusts. It is seen that most people in western Odisha migrate to neighbouring states along with their families for livelihood opportunities. Their children are forced to stop education half a way.

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Odisha CM Vows For Welfare Schemes For Unorganised Labourers

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced various welfare schemes for labourers engaged in the unorganised sectors including security provisions for women workers.

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