Migrant Crisis: Covid 19
Migrant Crisis: Covid 19  In the country, on March 22, on the day of Janata curfew, at 5 pm, on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a show-fest in honor of the people who were fighting in the alleged war against covid-19, they expressed gratitude. With factories and workplaces shut down due to the lockdown imposed in the country, millions of migrant workers had to deal with the loss of income, food shortages and uncertainty about their future. ... Thousands of them then began walking back home, with no means of transport due to the lockdown. THE CRISIS OF MIGRANT LABOUR IN INDIA DURING COVID-19 The Indian Government’s initial response to Covid-19—a stringent nationwide lockdown which commenced with an intimation period of only “four hours”—was hailed by the World Health Organisation as “timely and tough.” However, this international acclaim overlooked the disastrous result of the rushed lockdown on India’s migrant workforce. For them, the restrictions imposed by the lock...