The Migration Story

Migration is often coloured as a negative phenomenon, one that is often associated with distress and forced choice. These narratives around migration gets repeatedly published in various forms acro...

storytelling international migration women migrants mixed migration migrant workers

TMS Impact A report by Jyoti Yadav for The Migration Story on the continued plight of 137 rescued bonded labourers in Bihar's Gaya district has led to administrative action. The story revealed th...

migrant workers families women migrant workers migrant workers forced labour women migrants

Maharashtra is the second largest producer of sugar in the country after Uttar Pradesh. While about 3 lakh farmers cultivate the crop in Maharashtra and another 2 lakh workers work in sugar factori...

migrant workers women migrant workers migrant workers families women migrants sugar cane

Domestic workers are an essential part of millions of families across the world. 75 million domestic workers support the running of the households as well as caring of the families around the globe...

domestic workers women migrant workers migrant workers migrant workers families international migration

As cities expand its boundaries and infrastructural developments take its course, workers migrate to take up the various opportunities that open up. But as cities begin to grow, the increasing cost...

migrant workers women migrant workers migrant workers families women migrants rural urban migration

Why don’t I know of a skill training centre near my house in a slum in Maharashtra’s Alamner? Will new gig platforms offering domestic help services impact rights of women workers? How do I scale...

women migrants women migrant workers international migration migrant assistance migrant workers families

The phenomena of Gulf migration from Kerala, especially the Malabar region is well documented. The remittances from these migrant workers form a major share of Kerala’s GDP. Yet, a niche that is un...

women migrants migrant workers remittances domestic workers women migrant workers

The phenomena of Gulf migration from Kerala, especially the Malabar region is well documented. The remittances from these migrant workers form a major share of Kerala’s GDP. Yet, a niche that is un...

women migrants migrant workers remittances domestic workers women migrant workers

Seven years ago, women in Rajasthan’s Patan Pura village came together to demand work under MGNREGA, ensuring jobs for at least 200 women in the village, as men migrated to Gujarat and MP for work,...

women migrant workers rural employment women migrants migrant workers migrant workers families

In Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch, Agariya salt makers depend entirely on one season’s harvest to survive the year. But freak rains, cyclones, and dust storms are repeatedly flooding salt pans, tur...

migrant workers families migrant workers women migrant workers women migrants migrant assistance

In 1885, a young man left the golden mustard fields of Punjab to begin a new life beneath Australia’s Southern Cross. Years later, in 1947, his grandson Teja followed - carrying the same courage, ...

migrant workers families women migrants women migrant workers international migration indo chinese refugees

The Fire in the Belly: Poetry as Political Memory is an exploration of labour, migration, and resistance through the voices of revolutionary poets. From the streets of post-independence India to t...

women migrant workers women migrants migrant workers migrant workers families storytelling

Autos and iconic “kaali peeli” taxis form the backbone of Mumbai's everyday movement, but what happens when the very drivers who keep Mumbai running are pushed into a restrictive and uncertain work...

migrant workers women migrant workers migrant workers families women migrants transport workers

Autos and iconic “kaali peeli” taxis form the backbone of Mumbai's everyday movement, but what happens when the very drivers who keep Mumbai running are pushed into a restrictive and uncertain work...

migrant workers women migrant workers migrant workers families women migrants transport workers

Leaving behind the safety and comforts of their family and native places, migrant workers traverse long distances in search of job opportunities. Starting a new life in destinations with a differen...

migrant workers remittances migrant workers families women migrant workers women migrants

The Fire in the Belly: Poetry as Political Memory is an exploration of labour, migration, and resistance through the voices of revolutionary poets. From the streets of post-independence India to t...

women migrant workers women migrants migrant workers families migrant workers indo chinese refugees

Leaving behind the safety and comforts of their family and native places, migrant workers traverse long distances in search of job opportunities. Starting a new life in destinations with a differen...

migrant workers remittances migrant workers families women migrant workers women migrants

Visit : www.themigrationstory.com Subscribe to our newsletter TMS Dispatch here: https://lnkd.in/drZUNPBs Follow The Migration Story on: Twitter: https://x.com/TMigrationStory Facebook: https://www...

women migrants international migration migration policy women migrant workers indo chinese refugees

Across Delhi, migrant workers have always struggled to access LPG cylinders for cooking. They find it extremely difficult to register themselves on the government portal to get a cylinder under leg...

migrant workers women migrant workers migrant workers families women migrants liquefied petroleum gas

Across Delhi, migrant workers have always struggled to access LPG cylinders for cooking. They find it extremely difficult to register themselves on the government portal to get a cylinder under leg...

migrant workers women migrant workers migrant workers families women migrants liquefied petroleum gas