solutions, security and support to rural migrants

Aajeevika Bureau is a specialized non-profit, public service organization set up to provide solutions, services and security to seasonal migrants who leave their villages to find work in cities, factories and farms.

Rural, seasonal migrant workers are a massive workforce with numbers that touch nearly a 100 million across India. They drift through the economy, often at its very bottom end, remaining largely outside the reach of state services and devoid of opportunities offered by the growing markets. Despite the major contributions migrant workers make to India’s prosperity, they suffer neglect from employers, public and government alike. As a large and vulnerable section of India’s unorganized labour force, migrant workers have poor social security, meager protection from malpractices and hazards, and dim prospects of growth and advancement. Yet for most migrants, migration is an inevitable reality – driven by lack of opportunities in rural areas and motivated by an urge to engage in the more rewarding options in more prosperous parts of the country.

Aajeevika Bureau works both in the “source” as well as the “destinations” of rural migrants within western India.  The Bureau addresses issues that collectively influence the contributions of rural migration to the national economy, the livelihoods of the migrants and their families, and the very survival of their home communities. It provides a range of services to help migrants improve their outcomes from the labour markets and acts as an agent of policy change and advocacy in favour of migrant workers.

Aajeevika Bureau was established in 2005 as a charitable trust. It is headquartered in Udaipur and it works through a network of field locations in Rajasthan and Gujarat.