migrant workers

“This year the rescue operation faced an additional challenge owing to the already existing COVID-19 pandemic. But our women officials overcame the challenge efficiently & saved lives.”

Thousands of migrant workers are stranded because of the lockdown away from their families without proper food and money. Here’s how this Surat NGO is restoring normalcy with their simple yet heartwarming gesture

"These people might have Jan Dhan or MGNREGA bank accounts, but they do not know how to withdraw money or don't have ATM cards. They need our help now more than ever." #CoronaWarriors

Social distancing has left thousands of homeless and wage workers stranded. Neither are they being offered shelter by people nor can they live on streets anymore. Read how Raipur Municipal Commissioner is helping tackle the crisis

"Better Together" is The Better India's initiative to support civil service officers from across India and to join them as they help migrant labourers, daily wage earners, frontline health workers, and all those who need our help most in these troubled times.

"Since we started, most migrant workers have stayed back instead of leaving. They stayed back with the guarantee that they will not go hungry." #CoronaWarriors #CoronaLockdown

The workers are usually forced to buy kerosene from the black market at exorbitant rates. Other fuels such as wood are also quite costly.

Large quantities of badly treated waste coupled with poor housing options for migrant workers led Rhea Gupta to design an ergonomic product that tackles both these issues.

Nishant Tiwary, the Superintendent of Police of Purnea, Bihar has founded a school for the children of migrant workers in the region.