Migrant Workers Archives - Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/category/migrant-workers/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:10:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 The Noida Labour Violence Factors and Future https://vivekvsp.com/2026/04/noida-labour/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/04/noida-labour/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:10:23 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9924 The Noida labour violence has received attention of the press and people alike. Here are statements picked up from various articles which will tell us...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/04/noida-labour/feed/ 7 9924 The Hidden Factories of Dharavi https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:16:58 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9818 My niece, Anagha, managed to connect with Imtiaz Alam, who makes leather jackets. He stays in Dharavi (Mumbai). I always wanted to meet people in...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/feed/ 6 9818 Goodbye India Hello Australia https://vivekvsp.com/2025/01/goodbye-india-hello-australia/ https://vivekvsp.com/2025/01/goodbye-india-hello-australia/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:48:06 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9234 ‘Their Life After Retirement’ Series Part 2 Some people find unusual solutions to their problem. It is not a well-trodden path so there are difficulties...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2025/01/goodbye-india-hello-australia/feed/ 11 9234 On ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X’ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/12/many-lives-of-syeda/ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/12/many-lives-of-syeda/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:33:38 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9145 The Untold Story of The Terrible Life of Migrants Some books are called ‘unputdownable.’ But I put down this book in review, ‘The Many Lives...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2024/12/many-lives-of-syeda/feed/ 10 9145 Hired – Experiencing The Precariat https://vivekvsp.com/2021/01/hired-experiencing-precariat/ https://vivekvsp.com/2021/01/hired-experiencing-precariat/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2021 18:20:24 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6596 Precariat is the most neglected part of the workforce today; not just in India but all over the world. My blogs on BPCL, Temporary workers’...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2021/01/hired-experiencing-precariat/feed/ 4 6596 ‘Rotten’ Shows That Slavery Is Everywhere https://vivekvsp.com/2020/11/rotten-shows-slavery-everywhere/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/11/rotten-shows-slavery-everywhere/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:02:10 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6498 It is important to watch the documentary ‘Rotten’ on Netflix to understand how people prove Galbraith’s acute observation: ‘Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism,...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2020/11/rotten-shows-slavery-everywhere/feed/ 7 6498 Migrant: The Light Infantry of Capitalism https://vivekvsp.com/2020/07/migrant-employment/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/07/migrant-employment/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:05:16 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6333 Migrants issue was the first major social issue I noticed immediately after passing SSC. Shiv Sena was formed on 19th June 1966. I passed SSC...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2020/07/migrant-employment/feed/ 3 6333 School for Every Child And Reduction in Migration https://vivekvsp.com/2020/06/school-migration/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/06/school-migration/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2020 17:37:23 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6298 Dr Shubalakshmi Iyer, Chief Operating Officer of Aroehan was instrumental in preparing a five year Strategic Plan. Two (out of five) objectives are: “Reduction in...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2020/06/school-migration/feed/ 1 6298 The Lockdown Travails https://vivekvsp.com/2020/06/lockdown/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/06/lockdown/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:34:07 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6263 Lockdown raised a vital question for employees – will they receive pay for the absence due to lockdown? Was it a ‘hamlet-esque’ for employers –...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2020/06/lockdown/feed/ 1 6263 AROEHAN’S RELIEF WORK DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC https://vivekvsp.com/2020/05/aroehan-relief-covid/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/05/aroehan-relief-covid/#comments Mon, 25 May 2020 04:47:51 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6164 The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm. Aroehan team led by Chief Operating Officer Dr Shubalakshmi Iyer, responded quickly to the complex challenge...

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