The Indian story of migration reveals a tapestry of urgent concerns demanding immediate reckoning. As the country paces towards development, the shadows of gender disparities, mental health neglect, and the climate crisis loom large over the migratory landscape. Despite this, migrant workers continue to enrich the cultural environments they find themselves in. This blog series delves into the heart of these often overlooked issues. Through this series, we empower the private sector to address the challenges that hold back the daily lives of many.
In Addressing caste in supply chains: The why and the how, Bethamehi Joy Syiem unpacks the invisibilised yet important aspects of caste discrimination in manufacturing, and how the private sector can work towards eradicating them. Gopika Mahapatra analyses climate crisis induced exodus as a pressing, contemporary policy issue in Fleeing nature: The unseen crisis of climate migration. With a fresh perspective in The mental health income gap of migration on mental health struggles, Caresse Brown underscores their relation to income gaps experienced by migrant workers. Udit Kalra explores the cultural contributions of migration in The melting pot: Celebrating cultural migration. To close an incredible series, Shreya Batra discusses the position of migrant women in India’s emerging platform economies with Platforming gender: How the digital services sector can do better. It’s time to reshape the narrative and forge a path where migration aligns with progress, not pitfalls.
