Sonu Sood took the risk to come to the forefront and provide a helping hand to migrant labourers who were affected by the COVID-19 situation. And now it seems that he has moved one step ahead as on his birthday he took to his social media and announced as many as 3 Lakh job offers for the migrant workers who in the difficult times also lost their jobs.
As many as 13 migrant workers who came to their native village in West Bengal's Bankura district were denied entry at the quarantine centre by the locals.
Former Union Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal penned a letter to the Railways Ministry asking for special trains for return of migrant labourers who went to their hometowns during COVID-induced lockdown.
The migrant labourers are returning back to big cities in search of work after nearly three months of lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
Over 8,900 labourers arrived in Pune in last few days and the labour department is monitoring the movement of migrant workers who are returning to the city
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S actor Surendra Rajan was stranded in Mumbai after the lockdown where he came to shoot a web series. When 'real-life hero' Sonu Sood came to know about his problem, he immediately offered his help and assured him that he would send him back to his hometown in Satna before June 18.
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to organise employment fairs across the state for labourers, including the migrant workers who returned home from different states after losing their jobs during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an official said.
The row erupted on May 16 when Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi offered to provide 1,000 buses to ferry migrant workers to their homes in Uttar Pradesh.
The South Western Railway (SWR) zone has begun investigation to identify a duo who impersonated travelling ticket examiners (TTE) and demanded fare from migrants in a Shramik special train bound for Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.
The tech-savvy Karnataka government has set up a dedicated portal to register for skilled jobs by migrant workers from outside the southern state, an official said on Sunday.
Supreme Court of India on Friday said that it was in a mind to stipulate a period of 15 days for central and state governments to ensure that all migrant labourers are back home.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh has decided to use the 34 air tickets he is entitled to as an MP to help stranded migrant workers reach Patna from Delhi by flight, party sources said.
To prevent unwanted pregnancy, the Bihar Health department is distributing condoms among migrant labourers who are going to their homes after completing 14-day institutional quarantine and those in home quarantine
Amid lockdown, migrant labourers in Amritsar protested against the state government for making false promises on giving ration.
Actress Swara Bhaskar gave it back hard to a troll who called 'Veere Di Wedding' girl gang 'migrant labourers' and slammed his shameless act of using a filthy language instead of donating to some organization or helping workers and the needy in India.
Today, no one wants politics, but everyone understands that. Migrants crisis has spurred a political blame game at a time when it should have been avoided at all cost.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on May 27 said that it is government's responsibility to bring migrant labourers home safely.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on May 27 said that it is government's responsibility to bring migrant labourers home safely. "I am doing my job, it is the responsibility of the government to protect the migrant labourers.
Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in the matter in which the apex court on its own has taken cognisance of the "unfortunate and miserable" plight of migrant labourers stranded across the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Amitabh Bachchan will flag off 10 buses to Uttar Pradesh, his home state, on Thursday. Besides, he has been distributing 4500 packets of cooked food every day in collaboration with Haji Ali Trust and Pir Makhdum Trust since March 28.
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