Key to Bengaluru’s waste management system, many migrant workers from West Bengal live under constant fear of being labelled as illegal...

Living conditions and the burden of daily wage work prevent young migrant mothers from availing state health services, including vaccination for their children Amoolya Rajappa Siddhartha Colony shelters workers from North Karnataka employed in construction, manufacturing, and domestic work in the nearby Peenya industrial area in Bengaluru. Amoolya Rajappa/The Migration Story Bengaluru, Karnataka:  Twenty-year-old Mahalaxmi got married three years ago. Last October, her daught

Migrant workers across South-Asian countries tap into savings, depend on family or borrow from informal moneylenders to cope with the impacts of extreme weather events Amoolya Rajappa Lingappa Thimappa migrated to Bengaluru after erratic rains and failed crops impacted his income back home. Picture credit: People's Courage International Bengaluru, Karnataka:  “Rains have become our enemy,” shared 36-year-old Lingappa Thimappa, who was forced to migrate to Bengaluru from Gunju

Sharp increases in mobile tariffs are straining the budgets of migrant workers in cities like Bengaluru, making it harder for them to stay connected and entertained Amoolya Rajappa Ningreingam takes a moment during work to watch WhatsApp videos of corn harvesting sent by his family in Manipur. Amoolya Rajappa/The Migration Story BENGALURU, Karnataka: Sitting leisurely at a salon in the upscale Koramangala neighbourhood of Bengaluru, hair stylist Ningreingam Shokchui wistfully

Migrant workers who fled droughts and floods in their villages, bear an unequal burden in Bengaluru's intense water crisis