As the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, women migrant workers were placed at a distinct disadvantage. Millions of women workers in labour-intensive occupations, from domestic work to construction lost their jobs, while also shouldering the responsibility of caregiving. This study draws on in-depth interviews with women workers in Delhi to document their life and experiences in […]

Detailed collection of stories detailing the human exodus in India’s contemporary history following the pandemic lockdown. Download PDF Report | Google Drive Link

The second wave of distress migration is taking shape during India’s Covid-19 health emergency. Effective steps to ensure the right to return home for migrant workers can do much to alleviate another impending man-made disaster but the state’s response has been of indifference. Read Report

Migrant Worker Solidary Network’s fact finding report on jhuggi fires in Noida’s Barola (Sector 49) and Bahlolpur (Sector 63) Villages in April- May 2021. Download Report

Since 23 April 2021, while Delhi NCR, Maharashtra and Rajasthan were under lockdown again, our Mazdoor Helpline (82-82-82-79-43) was circulated in several languages. Calls coming in have been related to requests for lockdown-related information as minimum state mechanisms have ceased, arrangement of transportation when extortion by private agencies is rampant and for on-ground relief in […]