ABOUT US

Aajeevika Bureau is a public service organisation committed to protecting the rights and well-being of migrant workers in India’s vast informal workforce. Aajeevika was conceived in response to the growing, all-pervasive reality of migration becoming central to the survival of rural poor.  Despite their enormous contributions to India’s economic prosperity, migrant workers remain on the margins – they earn meagre wages, work and live in precarious conditions, lack legal rights and do not avail of basic social security or services. Aajeevika Bureau seeks to bring lasting change in these conditions confronting migrant workers and their communities – both in their rural homes and in their urban destinations.

In the geographies of our direct presence, we function through a network of “Shramik Sahayata evam Sandarbh Kendras” (Workers Facilitation Centres). These centres are located in rural blocks of south Rajasthan and correspondingly, in high density urban centres of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Our interventions support workers in migration sensitive sectors – construction, small manufacturing and processing, hotels and restaurants, transportation, agriculture etc.

MISSION & VISION
Aajeevika Bureau’s vision is to achieve an equitable and dignified world of work. Within the vast spectrum of informal workers, we focus our work on the seasonal, circular migrant workforce. Our mission is to provide lasting solutions to chronic economic and socio-legal problems of migrant, informal workers and their communities. We do this through building strong workers’ organisations, designing and delivering services and undertaking relevant research and policy action.
We partner closely with organisations in labour movement, academia, government, and industry to collectively contribute to the agenda of workers’ empowerment and protection.
WHERE WE WORK

Within the wide canvas of migration that’s taking place across  the country, Aajeevika’s work is focused on supporting vulnerable segments within migration dependent communities across the western-Indian migration corridor.

At the rural end of this migration corridor, our work spans multiple districts in the tribal belt of south Rajasthan (populated by Bhil, Garasiya and Meena tribe), which serve as key source regions from where workers migrate to seek employment in the informal economy of cities.

This migration is seasonal and circular in nature, triggered by factors like marginal land-holding, low value agriculture, and the local economy’s inability to meet demands for non-farm employment. Districts in Rajasthan that are currently covered by our programmes include – Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Sirohi, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Jodhpur and Barmer.

At the urban end, we are located in the cities of Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore – all massive recipients of migrant workers from Rajasthan and elsewhere in the country. 

Udaipur Banswara Dungarpur Sirohi Barmer Jodhpur Bhilwara Chittorgarh Pratapgarh Ahmedabad Surat Bharuch Mumbai Navi Mumbai Bengaluru Pune Rajasthan Gujarat Maharastra Karnataka
LEADERSHIP
Rajiv Khandelwal
Rajiv Khandelwal

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Krishnavtar
Krishnavatar Sharma

Co-Founder and Chief Mentor

Rajendra Sharma

Director (Programmes)

Tara Nair

Co-founder and Director, Work Fair and Free Foundation

Divya Varma

Co-Founder and Director, Work Fair and Free Foundation

Abha Mishra

Programme Manager, Networking, Partnerships and Advocacy

Sanjay Chittora
Sanjay Chittora

Programme Manager, STEP Academy

Santiosh Poonia
Santosh Poonia

Programme Manager, Legal Education and Aid (LEAD) Cell

Kamlesh Sharma
Kamlesh Sharma

Programme Manager, Regional Coordination

Mahesh Gajera
Mahesh Gajera

Programme Manager, Destination Services

Manju Rajput

Programme Manager, Family Empowerment Programme

Sanjay Patel
Sanjay Patel

Programme Manager, Destination Services

JItendra Jain
Jitendra Jain

Programme Manager, Finance and Administration

Kunal Singh


Co-Founder & Executive Director

Rajiv is Co-Founder and Executive Director of of his 30 year career, Rajiv has held leadership roles in a range of non-profit organisations, implementing programmes, conducting research and providing advice and guidance to NGOs, donors and government in Rajasthan. Rajiv worked for many years with the tribal communities of Southern Rajasthan, implementing large scale agricultural change programmes. The idea of Aajeevika Bureau took seed at this time, when Rajiv saw a significant change in livelihoods from farming to wage labour. Rajiv was named an Ashoka Fellow (2005) and India Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2010). He holds a degree in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. Rajiv can be reached at [email protected] Aajeevika Bureau. In this role he oversees the organisation’s strategies, programmes, liaison, fundraising and capacity building functions. Over the course of his 30 year career, Rajiv has held leadership roles in a range of non-profit organisations, implementing programmes, conducting research and providing advice and guidance to NGOs, donors and government in Rajasthan. Rajiv worked for many years with the tribal communities of Southern Rajasthan, implementing large scale agricultural change programmes. The idea of Aajeevika Bureau took seed at this time, when Rajiv saw a significant change in livelihoods from farming to wage labour. Rajiv was named an Ashoka Fellow (2005) and India Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2010). He holds a degree in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. Rajiv can be reached at [email protected]

TRUSTEES
vanita vishwanath trustee
Dr Vanita Viswanath

Trustee

Jagdeep Chokkar
Dr Jagdeep Chhokar

Trustee

Raghav dutt Vyas
Raghav Dutt Vyas

Trustee

Sriparna Chaudhuri

Trustee

Ashish Shah
Ashish Shah

Trustee

Rahul Duggal
Rahul Duggal

Trustee

Krishnavatar
Krishnavatar Sharma

Trustee

Rajeev Khandelwal
Rajiv Khandelwal

Trustee

Pavitra mohan
Dr Pavitra Mohan

Trustee

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