Another general election are on the corner and millions of poor people who have stepped out from their villages to far flung urban areas are busy working as migrant labourers. These migrant labourers ponder about their livelihood rather participating in the largest democratic right to vote. They are no doubt going to be excluded from […]
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A story we often hear (NGO UDAYAMA)
Aritra Chakrabarty on January 29th, 2014
A certain Brushpati Putel from a remote village in Bolangir district has been undertaking his journey as a migrant, pushed and compelled by the distressed economic situation at his district. As a construction worker, he along with his family migrates to various destinations, wherever a suitable employment can be located. Temporary employment is the only […]
Recent trends in migration flows across states
Aritra Chakrabarty on January 22nd, 2014
There have been numerous studies conducted and reports written on the increasing flow of persons within states. The trend of internal migration has become more intense in the backdrop of rural development initiative. As most of the migrant flows are observed from rural to urban areas, the debate in academic circles engages on the condition […]
Voicing the concerns of the child migrant
Aritra Chakrabarty on December 23rd, 2013
There exist vast disparities when it comes to treatment of a usual child and the child of a migrant. When it comes to a migrant child, he/she is met out unequal treatment to say the least. Abuse, harassment, trafficking, forced labour is a part of their lives just by the virtue of being a migrant. […]
Voting for an identity
Aritra Chakrabarty on December 3rd, 2013
With election season in full bloom, political parties have released their manifestos which among other promises, contains special mention of migrants. Take for example the Congress manifesto for upcoming assembly polls; it promises to double the city’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), improve infrastructure and provide better living conditions for migrants if elected back to power. […]
Cost of migration: The plight of migration workers
Aritra Chakrabarty on November 15th, 2013
It is well known that majority of the internal migrants are found in the construction industry but its size can be gauged from the fact that it is the largest employer in India after agriculture with around 33 million in its labour pool. Another staggering fact is its contribution to the nations GDP which, at […]
The ‘Invisible’ migrant worker
Aritra Chakrabarty on October 16th, 2013
Household work has never been considered work in India. It has always been the duty of the woman: wife, mother, daughter or sister to do the chores and expect no pay. No wonder then that the domestic worker is so blatantly underpaid and exploited. Almost 400 million, or 85% of the workforce of the country […]
The largest migration stream in the developing bloc
Aritra Chakrabarty on October 10th, 2013
Since Bangladesh came into existence in 1971, India has been the recipient of its overgrowing population which finds itself out of place and livelihood in the former Muslim nation state. At present, migration from Bangladesh is a combined result of social, economic, political and environmental factors. However, according to a UN report on Climate Change, […]
Trafficking through the Himalayan kingdom
Aritra Chakrabarty on October 8th, 2013
Nepal may be known for its natural beauty and Mount Everest, but there is a dark side to this small, picturesque country. Women and girls are being bought, sold and smuggled across the Nepal-India border. Statistics vary on the number of Nepalese women who fall prey to traffickers, but social workers in the country estimate […]
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