{"id":22335,"date":"2026-03-16T06:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/indias-scattered-workforce-the-chatbot-keeping-families-in-touch-during-emergencies\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T06:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:39:05","slug":"indias-scattered-workforce-the-chatbot-keeping-families-in-touch-during-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/indias-scattered-workforce-the-chatbot-keeping-families-in-touch-during-emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s scattered workforce: the chatbot keeping families in touch during emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Covid exposed the lack of data on the country\u2019s 140 million mobile migrant workers, but a new project in Odisha is helping to fill in the gaps<\/p>\n

Raja Pradhan is sitting cross-legged, scrolling on his phone in his village in eastern India when a green WhatsApp chat bubble pops up on the screen. \u201cNamaskar! Apana bahare kama pain jauthibe? Apananka suchana diaantu.\u201d <\/em>(Hello! Are you going outside for work? Please share your information.)<\/p>\n

He reads the message twice, unsure whether to respond. \u201cI don\u2019t know where this information would go,\u201d he says. \u201cWould someone use it against me? The internet can be tricky at times. Why should I even share my details in the first place?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nCovid exposed the lack of data on the country\u2019s 140 million mobile migrant workers, but a new project in Odisha is helping to fill in the gaps
\nRaja Pradhan is sitting cross-legged, scrolling on his phone in his village in eastern India when a green WhatsApp chat bubble pops up on the screen. \u201cNamaskar! Apana bahare kama pain jauthibe? Apananka suchana diaantu.\u201d (Hello! Are you going outside for work? Please share your information.)
\nHe reads the message twice, unsure whether to respond. \u201cI don\u2019t know where this information would go,\u201d he says. \u201cWould someone use it against me? The internet can be tricky at times. Why should I even share my details in the first place?\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Covid exposed the lack of data on the country\u2019s 140 million mobile migrant workers, but a new project in Odisha is helping to fill in the gaps Raja Pradhan is sitting cross-legged, scrolling on his phone in his village in eastern India when a green WhatsApp chat bubble pops up on the screen. \u201cNamaskar! Apana …<\/p>\n

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