Punjab faces shortage of labour from Bihar: the implications!   Bihari labour in Punjab Chandigarh: migration of labour from Bihar is indeed a many-sided story – you hear complaints about shortage of labour in the Bihar countryside on a regular basis now. But that is mainly during the seasons when intensive labour is required. Similarly, at the other end, tales of Bihari labour staying away from destinations like Punjab and Gujarat also make frequent news. According to the latest reports, farmers in Punjab are facing an acute shortage of labour after Bihar has improved its government policies... 

It’s a tough life: Bihari migrants in Chennai   By Madhumita Dutta Tamil Nadu has more than 10 lakh migrants, doing jobs that local workers shun because of poor pay and dangerous working conditions, but they are easy targets of prejudices against ‘north Indians’. Last weekend, a dishevelled, bare-chested man was almost done to death in Chennai. Police and scores of bystanders watched the young man being beaten unconscious. A few even cheered and egged on the mob. Barely three days before this incident the city witnessed the killing of five men, allegedly involve in a recent...