The pandemic has exponentially magnified the issues faced by migrants and we are now in need of diverse solutions with new perspectives.
Hypothesizing Solutions for Migrant Workers
Make-A-Thon for Migrant Workers
The Make-a-thon is a 15 day journey, beginning with a workshop that sets out the socio-legal landscape of migrant workers in India and the approach to designing effective solutions to the challenges they face. Following this, participants will form teams and develop solutions with the support of experienced mentors and domain experts from the Aajeevika Bureau community.
Meet the Teams and Track Their Progress
Team 1
Team Aawaz’s Progress
Meet Team Aawaz
Team 2
Team Mavericks’s Progress
Meet Team Mavericks
Team 3
Team Sashakt Shramik Bharat’s Progress
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13.11.2021
Team Meeting
Streamlined the problems to registration at E-shram portal
Meet Team Sashakt Shramik Bharat
Team 4
Team 4’s Progress
Meet Team 4
Team 5
Team V’s Progress
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11.11.2021
First Mentor Meeting
"Day 1: Smile, the beatings will continue till morale improves... The day was long. A student's tenacity to leave a task till the last moment and then regret should never be underestimated. In the background of a looming Project Submission deadline, the first official team meeting was convened. Team rapport was not an issue; we all were from the same university and after all, misery loves company. Attentions were gradually weaned away from solutions to bypass Turnitin to Make-a-thon's Problem Statement. Soon, we realised how out of depth we were. Ground Realities were not our strong suit, regardless we managed to narrow it down to two problem statements. Both these problems were something that we, as law students, found the need for. The first problem that we decided upon was to help migrants calculate their wages, and the second one revolved around keeping track of their attendance, two issues that we believe are strongly interrelated. We parted ways after the call, with a promise to meet again."
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13.11.2021
Team Meeting 2
"Day 2: No Night Is Long Enough for Us to Dream Twice... Dusted off the grime of the past day. The new day presented its own set of opportunities and troubles. There's a team meeting scheduled for tomorrow; riding the high of the Gartner Hype Cycle, we prepare with great enthusiasm. Don't know how we will deal with the eventual lows. But that's a thought for another day, for tonight we dine in peace."
Meet Team V
Team 6
Team Jougan’s Progress
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12.11.2021
Team Meeting
Briefed the newly assigned team member with the problem statement and worked on the possible course of action. Divided the work among the team members. Decided on the agenda for the upcoming meet.
Meet Team Jougan
Team 7
Team Pehchan’s Progress
Meet Team Pehchan
Team 8
Team The Yellow Vests’s Progress
Meet Team The Yellow Vests
Team 9
Team ANJaan’s Progress
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11.11.2021
Team Meeting
We had a short 20 min meet where everyone brought ideas to the table, 2 ideas were selected to work upon and the work was distributed. Further work will be taken up tomorrow and we’re dealing with the vaccination problem.
Meet Team ANJaan
Team 11
Team Zepyr’s Progress
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12.11.2021
Team Meeting
Discussed the legal provisions around housing. Looked into functioning of NGOs and organizations working on housing for migrants issue. Viewed surveys and census on the same. Planned on to conduct primary research with labourers and contractors on housing them.
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13.11.2021
Team Meeting 2
Discussed the preliminary research on the issue. Mapped the problems around housing.
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15.11.2021
Mentorship Meeting 1
Had mentorship session with Kamlesh sir and Akshay sir. Got better perspective on migrants' housing issue. Discussed housing as a right, dignity for migrants. Got the inspiration to probably build a housing model for migrants.
Meet Team Zepyr
