Full Coverage: Migration
March 2008
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27.03.2008
Greenpeace has warned that if current levels of emissions of greenhouses gases are not curtailed and global warming is not kept below 2-degree point, a major humanitarian crisis is awaiting the South Asian region. This can result in massive displacement of 125 million people in India and Bangladesh alone.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Refugees] [Climate change] |
25.03.2008
Thousands of bonded labourers released from granite and marble quarries of north India have settled in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. They are now trying to rebuild their lives, free from the exploitative shackles of contractors.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Labour] [Poverty] |
14.03.2008
Lack of employment opportunities and the fear of starvation in rural areas in the wake of last yearÂ’s cyclone are forcing Bangladeshis to throng cities in search of livelihood. Most do menial jobs as loaders, and rickshaw pullers, earning barely enough to save their families from hunger back home.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Cities] [Labour] Image: Unskilled labourers waiting to be hired at a labour market in Dhaka / Photo credit: Shamsuddin Ahmed / IRIN
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