CPR-Urbanisation Project

CPR is hosting a talk on 'Urbanization from within: Circular migration and the subversive non-farm economy in "rural" Bihar'
Speaker:
Gregory F. Randolph, PhD candidate in Urban Planning and Development, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, and Founding Partner, Just Jobs Network
27 Oct 2022, 11AM at CPR Conference Room. Or on Zoom

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Talk on "Urbanization from within: Circular migration and the subversive non-farm economy in 'rural' Bihar". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Talk on "Urbanization from within: Circular migration and the subversive non-farm economy in 'rural' Bihar". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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PULSE for Development | Support for Migrant Households: Lessons from the Pandemic
Over two years ago, the nationwide lockdown at the start of the pandemic saw a massive displacement of informally employed migrants who were forced to return to their native states by any means available. It was a question of survival for them, but also a clear lapse of system-wide social protection measures. The cracks, however, were apparent even before the pandemic began. With lack of safeguards at workplaces and living spaces in cities, informal workers have historically been vulnerable in spite of policy measures. However, the additional vulnerabilities faced by migrants, who work in locations other than their home locations, have only recently got particular attention. During the pandemic, many attempts were made to protect the interests of informally employed migrant workers and their households through policy and CSO interventions.

The first session of a new three-part series will dive into the post-pandemic scenario for migrant labour. The discussion points will delve into:
1) How are governments, civil society and employers responding to issues related to migration at this time, given these past experiences, ?
2) What have been the lessons learned and how are they informing policy and practice?

Speakers:

Umi Daniel is working as Director, Migration Education thematic unit in Aide et Action International. Daniel has been in development sectors for last 27 years and has worked on various development initiatives pertaining to tribal development, food security, disaster management and rights of internal migrant worker.

Dr. Mittali Sethi is an early-career IAS officer from the 2017 batch of the Maharashtra cadre. She is currently posted as Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Chandrapur and has served as Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP), at Melghat in the past.

Johnson Topno is the Regional Head of Programme for Phia Foundation and has been instrumental in setting and operationalising the State Migrant Control Room during COVID-19 Lockdown Response on behalf of the Department of Labour, Employment and Training, Government of Jharkhand and brought back more than 1 million migrants’ citizens during the lock down period.

(Moderated by) Mukta Naik is a fellow at Centre for Policy Research. She focuses on understanding the links between internal migration and urbanisation in the Indian context. She is a graduate of the School of Planning and Architecture and has a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Texas A&M University.

Register for the event here.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wMw1Sn72QAC9BTNC7qYvMw

Mark your calendar for the next CPR-CSH April 2022 workshop on Tuesday, 26 April 2022, from 6:30 PM IST onwards.
Topic: 'How the content of demands shapes government responsiveness: theory and evidence from Mumbai'
Speaker: Tanu Kumar, Postdoctoral Researcher, William & Mary Global Research Institute
Register here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 146th CPR CSH workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 146th CPR CSH workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Event | Centre for Policy Research & Csh Delhi invite you to a workshop on:

The Delhi Master Plan of 1962: A Prehistory in Three Chapters with Sunalini Kumar, Associate Prof, School of Global Affairs, Ambedkar University

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Profit-oriented Nature Of Affordable Rental Housing Scheme May Benefit Formal Workers Instead Of Migrants: Survey Factors such as peripheral locations, lack of social infrastructure and limited supply may result in the urban poor and migrant workers getting excluded from a scheme that’s meant for them

Join us this Friday event for a discussion on housing finance for those with unclear titles. Register now!
https://www.cprindia.org/events/9921

CPR has been a part of this people’s campaign to raise awareness about Delhi’s master ppan since 2018 and now the plan is here!
Please participate in our public meeting where we put out the basic outline and articulate our suggestions and demands.

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