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Migration is simply the movement of people from one place to another. It has always been a part of human life and experience. Populations have expanded and moved across lands for various reasons and opportunities. It has resulted in a range of individual and family and economical experiences that have impacted not just regions, but countries. There are a mixture of "push factors and pull factors" that lead to various types of migration in the society. In the current study, we will discover what factors lead to migration and its consequences, the internal migration of India, the employment opportunities that differentiate migrant workers, quality of life, the challenge of their livelihoods, their economic statuses and the government policies for migrant workers, impact of the global pandemic on migrant workers, their employment status etc. Informal economy is the informal job sector for the workers not regulated, protected, monitored or taxed by the state, which involves diverse economic activities and enterprises. The informal sector accounts for more than 80 percent of the non-agricultural employment in India, as per the study of the International Labour Organization. According to WIEGO, the concept of informal economy was originally attached to self-employed workers and unregistered enterprises. In the current study, we will see the scenario of the informal sector workers in India, how the informal economy expands, the challenges faced by the workers, their livelihoods, and the related initiatives for their protection and empowerment.