"12 से 15 सौ किमी लंबी यात्रा बस से करने के लिए मजबूर इन मजदूरों को सीट से तीन गुना से भी अधिक क्षमता में बस में भर लिया जाता है और इनकी जान की कोई कीमत नहीं होती है।" Pushyamitra writes for NewsClick hindi.newsclick.in/Bihar-laborers…

A Lynching in Gurgaon: The many accidents that mark the life of a migrant worker Read MWSN's report on a conversation with Sanjay, a Dalit migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh who witnessed the lynching of his brother-in-law by Haryana locals on Aug 2. Link: mwsn.in/resources/sing…

Happy faces after a long MGNREGA session and discussion! #swanfellows

Sajjad is a daily-waged labourer who used to work in construction in Goa. When the pandemic hit, his employer stopped work but also refused to pay for months of pending wages Last week, he was diagnosed with skin cancer. We are raising money for him. DM if u can help even a lil

#GroundUpStories | Lockdown, unemployment, and the power of collectives. Read how a migrant worker facing #unemployment found a way to help others like her. Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) idronline.org/ground-up-stor…

2 day workshop on "Understanding India's Migrant Workers" hosted by Center for the Advanced Study of India SWAN volunteer Anindita Adhikari will share findings and reflect on govt and judicial response to migrant worker distress during the lockdowns and thereafter. Schedule and registration details below

Sima Kumari, SWAN Fellow and Democracy and Constitutional Values Fellow at School for Democracy, has started an awareness campaign in her block Simdega, Jharkhand. A glimpse of her helping workers to get registered for the National Database of Unorganized Workers under Ministry of Labour & Employment, GoI

The SWAN fellows and volunteers gathered in Ranchi today for three days fellowship workshop. Here is a glimpse of the first day. To read more about the fellowship programme and SWAN fellows, see strandedworkers.in/the-swan-fello…

The pain of #Covid & #LockDownSessions are felt most by people who can't work from home. #UnorganisedWorkers run the economy, & keep democracy alive. Jan Sarokar - People's Agenda MKSS - Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Prashant Bhushan Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) Migrant Workers Solidarity Network (MWSN) Right to Food, India Jayati Ghosh The Shillong Times Peoples' Action for Employment Guarantee Amitabh Behar

The last day of the SWAN fellowship wrkshp winded up with the tears of parting but hopes and new ideas of working together. 3 days full of learning & laughter for the fellows & volunteers. A year of fellowship but also the beginning of work, friendships and solidarity. Hul Johar!

The Supreme Court in its judgment on 29.12.21 reg the problems and miseries being faced by migrant workers had directed the Union & state governments to provide foodgrains to migrant workers, including those without ration cards, till the pandemic continues. Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN)

'Nearly 42% of India's population do not possess NFSA ration cards, including many vulnerable communities' Read this important thread on food security

Very grateful to have been recognised by Ind J Med Ethics for a contribution to ethical practices and improving access to healthcare for the marginalised, along with some other incredible awardees.

Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) a volunteer group that came together during the lockdown in 2020 and 2021 to help workers in distress recognised for its work. This was a motley group of volunteers who did what little they could. Hoping we don't ever have to see such horrifying times again.