A multi-pronged strategy would be required to resolve the migrant challenge, which could entail targeted investments in human capital and upskilling, revival of productive sectors, programs to stimula...
remittances
COVID-19 and India’s migrant conundrum
Team IBT
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September 7, 2020
India must frame policies for legal, safe and orderly migration
Dr S. Irudaya Rajan
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September 5, 2020
In the long run, COVID-19 will create new opportunities, sectors, categories and corridors. To stay the leading receiver of inward remittances, India needs to promote upskilling of migrants to take up...
Globally, there is a focus on local jobs and upskilling
Dr. Arpita Mukherjee
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September 4, 2020
Dr Arpita Mukherjee, ICRIER, believes that India should work closely with other countries on how to support Indian migrants in those markets. At the same time, it should should upskill its workforce f...
COVID-19 & Indian diaspora: An unpleasant homecoming?
Nikhaar Gogna
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August 29, 2020
India faces a tough challenge in creating decent jobs for returning diaspora post-COVID-19. A multipronged strategy would be needed to resolve this issue, which entails investments in human capital, r...