Indian migrants in Germany

Torn between motivation and challenges:

Locating labour precarity of the Indian student migrants in Germany (Funded by: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, January - September, 2026). 

Academia.edu: uni-siegen.academia.edu/AmritaDatta 

Researchgate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Amrita-Datta-6 

Project Information

This project seeks to critically examine the lived experiences of Indian student migrants within Germany’s gig economy, focusing on the intersection of motivation, structural constraints, and labour precarity. By situating their narratives within broader socio-economic and legal frameworks, the study aims to contribute to a nuanced understanding of migrant labour dynamics and inform policy interventions that promote equitable labour standards and social justice. 

Publications (TBA) 

Image: Amrita Datta, Kottbusser Tor, May 2025. 

Indian high-skilled migrants in Germany: Transnational Practices and Prospects (Funded by: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Duration: 2021-2023)

Academia.edu: uni-siegen.academia.edu/AmritaDatta 

Researchgate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Amrita-Datta-6 

Project Information

The project focuses on the transnational practices, motivations of immigration, and trends and prospects of the Indian immigrants in Germany including the latest entrants - Blue Card holders and Indian students in German universities. With the Covid-19 as the special lens, the project proposes to argue that the fast expanding Indian diaspora in Germany impacts the German social life at large and vice versa. 

Book: 

2023: “Stories of Indian Immigrants in Germany: Why Move?”, Springer, Switzerland 

Journal articles: 

2023: Do the Kerala nurses in Germany break the myth of migration as a male-space? Migration and Diversity, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pp. 299-309 

2022: Mobility as survival and freedom: Pandemic, Immobility and its implications for women and queer migrants, Migration Letters, Vol. 19, Issue 6, pp. 791-799 

Image: BMBF website, 2022.