Tag: Migrant Labourers

After working for a week, when Mumru demanded wages from the middlemen, they allegedly beat him and made him drink alcohol.

Bolangir: Ten migrant labourers including three children were rescued by the Khaprakhol police in Bolangir district while being trafficked to Hyderabad last evening. As per reports, the rescued labourers are residents of Bargarh district and were being taken to Hyderabad of Telangana with the help of a middleman to work at a brick kiln. On […]

Sambalpur: In yet another case of illegal labour trafficking, two persons who had gone to Bengaluru in search of work and were allegedly tortured there, were rescued with the help of a local person.

Following prompt intervention of Kalahandi district administration and senior Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das, 48 migrant labourers of Dharamgarh area in the district managed to return to their native place from Karnataka on Tuesday

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to ensure safety and welfare of migrant labourers of Odisha, the state Panchayati Raj department directed collectors of 11 districts on Wednesday to register workers at the gram panchayat level without fail. In a letter, the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the department asked the collectors to entrust the job of registration of the […]

Kendrapara/Baripada: With an alarming increase in the number of migrant labourers leaving the State in search of jobs, horrible consequences like labour trafficking, harassment, cheating, murder, missing and exploitation of these Odia workers outside also seem to have no end whatsoever. In one such case of exploitation, one Khetrabasi Sahoo of Baburampatna village under Sadar […]

A crisis like never before, this pandemic has struck dread in the minds of Dhanu Pradhan and millions of other labourers who migrate to Surat, Mumbai, Chennai and many other distant trade and commercial hubs beyond the boundaries of state to earn a livelihood.

Rayagada: As many as 30 labourers of Rayagada district of Odisha are stranded in Kerala. According to sources, the labourers had gone to Allapuza district of Kerala in search of work. However, the labourers alleged that they had a squabble with some locals following which their clothes and other belongings were burnt.   After coming to […]

Deogarh/Sonepur: The plight of labourers migrating outside Odisha continues with incidents of their exploitation surfacing frequently. Some are rescued from hazardous working conditions and others end up losing their lives while the administration continues to be lethargic in tackling the issue. In one such tragic incident, a youth named Mayadhar Bariha of Halkapalipada under Binika […]

Koraput: At least 15 bonded labourers, including seven women, from Odisha were rescued from Peddapalli district of Telangana on Saturday. All the labourers are reportedly residents of Bolangir district. According to reports, all the labourers were working at a brick kiln in the neighbouring state but the owner of the brick kiln allegedly used to […]

Koraput: At least 15 bonded labourers, including seven women, from Odisha were rescued from Peddapalli district of Telangana on Saturday. All the labourers are reportedly residents of Bolangir district. According to reports, all the labourers were working at a brick kiln in the neighbouring state but the owner of the brick kiln allegedly used to […]

Bolangir: After being rescued by native villagers of Bandhupalli in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, 12 migrant labourers including four minors of Bolangir district who were stranded at a brick kiln in the neighbouring State finally returned to Odisha on Thursday. The rescued labourers reached Bolangir Railway Station last evening where they were reviewed by […]

Boudh/Koraput/Berhampur: Instances of exploitation of migrant labourers continue to be a big concern for Odisha partly due to ignorance of labourers and proactive action on part of the administration. The plight of the migrant labourers can be well gauged from the statements of the Janak and Kartik Mahara of Kalarakotha village in Kantamal block of […]

Bhubaneswar: Elections in a democratic country like India are about people exercising their franchise freely. This pre-supposes an atmosphere in which people, cutting across classes, do not find their freedom curbed by restrictive circumstances. This implies, among other things, freedom from hunger and guaranteed employment. Our democracy is yet to become mature enough to guarantee […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dad (BJD) and Congress today demanded special assistance scheme for the labourers especially migrant workers who are once again worst affected in the second wave of…