Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare and Skill Development Minister CV Ganesan said that there is no truth in news on social media that labours from north India are being attacked in parts of Tamil Nadu and assured that appropriate action will be taken against those spreading such news.
The less-educated and low-income workers make up about 70 per cent of the workforce. The increasing cost of labour and Beijing's promotion of automation have disproportionately affected China's low-skilled workforce.
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], September 19 (ANI): Three labourers were killed in a mishap at an illegal coal mine in Assam's Tinsukia district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 14 (ANI): The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Hyderabad team rescued 20 child labourers from the Rachakonda police commissionerate limits as part of its Operation Muskan-VII, the police said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Over 58 lakh migrants have been taken to their destinations by 4,286 Shramik special trains till now, said Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Saturday.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 2 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh government has information that over one lakh people from the state including migrant labourers are stranded in other states due to lockdown.
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 30 (ANI): Bihar Minister and JDU leader Ashok Chaudhary on Thursday stated that it is not possible for the state government to send buses for lakhs of migrant labourers and students stranded in different states and bring them back.
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Giving a huge relief to people stuck in various states, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday allowed movement of such people - including migrant labours, workers, students, tourists and others - and also provided the procedure for the same.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 23 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has informed Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the problem of labourers of Chhattisgarh stranded in other states and the students studying in Kota, during a telephonic conversation.
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Delhi unit of Congress opened "Congress ki Rasoi" on Thursday at the party office to serve cooked food to migrant labours who are stranded in Delhi amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday said that there shall be no movement of labour outside the State or the Union Territory where they are currently located.