While the coronavirus is hurting working people, especially lower-income workers, it is mainly exacerbating underlying inequalities in the economy.

Sabyasachi Mishra never said no to anyone and went out of his way to help out people in distress at the height of the Covid pandemic.

The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns brought out the best and worst in us. Bollywood actor Sonu Sood belongs to the former category.

Cases were registered against migrant workers returning to their states for violations of prohibitory orders during early days of the lockdown

Court's direction comes after a social organisation raised objection to the way the government filed a reply to its petition regarding relief to the labourers.

Migrant labourer arrested along with five others for killing 12-year-old.

Laws exist to protect women from sexual harassment at the workplace. However, no laws make the process of migration to the workplace safer for women leading to physical and sexual violence

Recognizing his relentless altruistic efforts, the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) has honoured Sonu Sood with its Special Humanitarian Award.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal provides the statistics in the parliament's monsoon session responding to a question posed by TMC MP Derek O'brien.

Members of the Upper House participated in a discussion on 'COVID-19 pandemic and steps taken by the Government of India.' 'Why don't you have figures? Every state knows who died. They should be given compensation," says Congress leader Anand Sharma

The Centre said migration of large number of migrant workers was triggered by panic created by fake news regarding 'duration of lockdown and people were worried about adequate supply of basic necessities.'

The Ministry of Labour and Employment in its reply to a parliamentary question, seeking details of the number of migrant workers’ deaths and the compensation offered to them said, “no such data is available”.

Qatar, host of the next World Cup, has passed new laws that should improve workers' rights in the country, with FIFA applauding the move

As the business and workplaces open up after months of lockdown, migrant workers are gradually heading towards cities in search of livelihood. To avoid the repetition of the migrant crisis the nation witnessed in the beginning of the lockdown, has the government thought out any strategy?

The HRD ministry had last month asked states and union territories to ensure that the names of children of migrant workers who returned home during the COVID-19 pandemic are not struck off their school rolls.

The man sold his daughter to two women for Rs 45,000 on July 2 but kept his wife in dark.

Police brutality has always been condemned across the world. Yet, in India, we tolerate active and passive versions of it towards stranded and hungry migrants during lockdown.

The scheme worth Rs 50,000 crore is aimed at the returnee migrant workers and is a massive rural public employment scheme which seeks to provide livelihood opportunities.

The Centre plans to roll-out the scheme in 116 districts in six states which have received the largest numbers of workers from urban centres.

Administrative officials admit that such fake messages need to be timely addressed as it might create panic among the migrant labourers.