OUR STORY
Don Bosco for Migrants (DB4M) is a migrant rights and research based Salesian organisation,
launched its mission in 2015, responding to the growing need to support young
distressed migrant workers in India.
By 2016, a structured framework was developed to focus on vulnerable internal young
migrant laborers, specifically targeting those in temporary, seasonal, and short-term work,
including construction, brick kilns, housekeeping, domestic services, agriculture, and other
labor-intensive sectors.
All India Toll Free Helpline for Distressed Migrants was launched in 2019. It
supports major Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Gujarati,
Manipuri, Kannada, Konkani, and English.
In 2024, DB4M established 45 collaborative migrant help desks in key source states,
such as Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, and West Bengal, as well as major
destination states, including Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana, and Tamil Nadu.
To empower
young, distressed internal migrants in India by bridging the socio-political and economic gaps
faced by unorganized and migrant workers, ensuring that their journey from source to destination
is marked by dignity, safety, and opportunity.
We envision a future
where every young unorganised and migrant worker in India has guaranteed access to decent work,
humane living conditions, and essential social securities, advocated and supported by the Indian
government and civil society.
In Collaboration with
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Migrant Forum for Asia (MFA)
- International Catholic Migration Centre (ICMC)
- Scalabrini Migration Centre (SMC)