Aarushi Joshi

[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

#MigrantWorkersWelfare #policychallenges
Non-payment of even earned wages portrays the deplorable condition of workers. Criminal laws to end this forced labour are non-negotiable. - Shiraz Bulsara Prabhu
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

"It's a myth that the poor cannot afford a union. It remains to show them that the union works at the ground." - Dharmendra Kumar @hawkersjac
#MigrantWorkersWelfare #unionization
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

#MigrantWorkersWelfare #reforms
Innovative approach, efforts and zeal of labour unions formed on pilot basis can facilitate ideal remuneration to workers. -
Dharmendra Kumar
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

Policy Direction: (1) labour must be organized at the worksite as labour. (2) cooperative structures should be used to further the cause of migrant workers. - Shefeeque V.
#MigrantWorkersWelfare #reforms
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

Akhil (CDS Trivandrum) emphaseizes the need to acknowledge results but to remain critical. International as well as internal migrants need sustainable policy efforts at renumerating migrants.
#MigrantWorkersWelfare #policychallenges
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

According to Guha from CITU, trade unions would be reduced to recreation centres if they are not allowed to collectivise for decent work and wages.
#MigrantWorkersWelfare #unionization
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[Bharath @bharathjy]

Power of labor inspector has been reduced under Interstate migrant labor Act. What would it mean for migrant workers?-to know more-follow closely @ActionAidIndia @CiRiC_India YouTubeChannels for curated shortvideos 4mSessions ofRoundTable on #CircularMigrantsIndia @RLS_South_Asia

[ActionAid Association @ActionAidIndia]

Improving Conditions of Work & Living for #CircularMigrants in India: states must ensure that wage rates, hours of work, holidays and other conditions of service of interstate #migrantworkers be the same as local workers. #MigrantWorkersWelfare #WorkersSolidarityNetwork

[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

Amitava Guha, a trade unionist from CITU, states that trade unions have aspirational attitudes but face many challenges. Looking forward to an engaging discussion with the activists and academics on the panel!
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

@umidaniel pushes for documentation and documents of workers to ensure the portability of entitlements.
#MigrantWorkersWelfare #circularmigrants
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

Shiraz argues, from the Kamgar va Mazdoor Sangh, labour campsites are an extremely viable and affordable solution as shelter for migrants.
#MigrantWorkersWelfare #entitlements
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

"We should absolutely demand health, housing, and registration of births and deaths (for migrants)." - Shiraz Bulsara Prabhu at the round table discussion on circular migrants. #MigrantWorkersWelfare #rights
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

The context of children of migrant labour changes from state to state. @vishyteki screens his film on grassroot realities of child migrants and education. Must watch 'Migrating Childhood'!
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

"Migrants have two identities - domicile identity and the 'other'." - Umi Daniel
#MigrantWorkersWelfare #identity #rights #entitlements
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

Social backgrounds can explain the workers who migrate. Identities of migrants are then usually men who can leave their families. Dr. Smitha Pillai speaks on issues of identity of migrants.
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

Migrants are mostly SC/STs and absorbed in low-wage low-productivity sectors. Mobility, through social reproduction, is possible only in high productivity sectors. Dr. Rahul Sapkal speaks at the round table on circular migrants in India. #MigrantWorkersWelfare @Preksha54417957

[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

"One of the determinants of the migrant worker is the identity of the worker." - Dr. Rahul Sapkal, MNLU.
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[Aarushi Joshi @AarushiJoshi3]

#MigrantWorkersWelfare @ActionAidIndia @CiRiC_India
Discussion on pertinent issues of employment conditions and informalisation of migrant workers at Roundtable in Delhi@sndeep @ktsuresh2006