Coronavirus | Ensure workers download Aarogya app, construction firms told
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Ensure workers download Aarogya app, construction firms told

The Hindu  

Central government organisations involved in construction, including various metro rail corproations, were instructed by the Central Public Works Department to ensure that “all labour personnel/staff” returning to work from Monday have downloaded the government’s COVID-19 tracking app — Aarogya Setu. Pre-conditions According to minutes of the meeting circulated on April 19, one of the “action points” that organisations were asked to implement was: “Every organisation should ensure that all labour personnel/staff get Aarogya Setu app downloaded on their mobile, when he/she resumes work.” The organisations were also asked to make sure there is no resumption of work in coronavirus containment zones and only workers still present at the camps should be asked to return to work at a particular site. Chandan Kumar of the Working People’s Charter, which works with unorganised sector workers, said the government’s welfare measures for construction workers seemed “utopian and impractical”. While the Labour Ministry has asked States to provide construction workers aid through their respective Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Boards, he said the reality was that the majority of migrant workers were not registered with these Boards and/or did not they have bank accounts are required for transfer of funds.

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Migrant workers face debt, job loss and separation from families
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant workers face debt, job loss and separation from families

The Hindu  

Construction sites, industrial clusters, markets and homes in the National Capital Region are abuzz with activity, but for the migrant workers who make a living in these spaces, life is far from normal a year after the country was locked down to curb the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020. Alsio read:Coronavirus lockdown | Migrant workers should not be prosecuted, …

Labour Bureau study gleans migrant data
4 years, 3 months ago

Labour Bureau study gleans migrant data

The Hindu  

Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has asked the expert group of the Labour Bureau to finalise the survey on migration at the earliest so that data on the number of migrant workers can be compiled, a Labour Ministry statement said on Friday. Mukhrjee, to discuss the three surveys to be carried out by the Labour Bureau on migration, …

Construction workers hesistant to return to Delhi, fear another sudden lockdown and arduous journey back home
4 years, 3 months ago

Construction workers hesistant to return to Delhi, fear another sudden lockdown and arduous journey back home

Firstpost  

Though there is some construction activity at developmental projects abandoned after the lockdown, contractors say the guidelines about reduced workforce and social distancing has halted most activity Punkaj Bajaj, who retired as CEO and MD of Steel Authority of India’s Durgapur Steel Plant, thought he had all the time to finish the renovation work of his two bedroom apartment ahead …

Hundreds of Canada’s migrant workers were exposed to coronavirus on the job
4 years, 6 months ago

Hundreds of Canada’s migrant workers were exposed to coronavirus on the job

CNN  

CNN — Quarantined and alone in a Canadian hotel room, Alvaro was pensive and anxious. In a recent report titled “Unheeded Warnings: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers in Canada,” the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, an advocacy group working to protect migrant workers’ rights, accused some agricultural employers of exploiting migrant workers and failing to take adequate measures to ensure their …

Coronavirus lockdown | Union Home Ministry blames ‘fake news’ for migrant workers gathering at bus stations
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Union Home Ministry blames ‘fake news’ for migrant workers gathering at bus stations

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has blamed “fake media reports” and “misinformation” for the March 28 incident in Delhi when thousands of migrant workers and their families gathered at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. This gathering occurred due to fake media reports that 1,000 buses for travel of stranded migrants to their home State have been arranged and would be available …

Coronavirus lockdown | 26 lakh migrant workers in halfway houses, says official data
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | 26 lakh migrant workers in halfway houses, says official data

The Hindu  

The Chief Labour Commissioner’s office has counted over 26 lakh migrant workers stranded across the country, of which 10% are in relief camps or shelter homes, while 43% are in situ at workplaces and 46% are in other clusters. On April 8, even as the first wave of workers was leaving the cities due to the lockdown, CLC Rajan Verma …

International Labour Organisation opens up on India's migrant crisis; shares 3-pillars of response | Exclusive
4 years, 7 months ago

International Labour Organisation opens up on India's migrant crisis; shares 3-pillars of response | Exclusive

India TV News  

The coronavirus outbreak has caused major disruptions in life as we know it. "Both Central and State Governments have taken initiatives to offer income support in the form of cash benefits, advance pensions, social protection support through the provision of food rations, wage protection, shelter and food for vulnerable populations, and access to health services. She further went on to …

Coronavirus lockdown | Too many aspirants for MGNREGS jobs
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Too many aspirants for MGNREGS jobs

The Hindu  

As the COVID-19 induced reverse migration has brought many families to their native places in the northern districts of Karnataka, the onus is now on creating more person days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme. We have clocked 90,000 person days per day till May 26,” said zilla panchayat chief executive officer K.V. Navalgund Taluk Panchayat executive …

Coronavirus lockdown | Congress indulging in theatrics over migrant workers, says Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Congress indulging in theatrics over migrant workers, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Lashing out at the Congress’s criticism of the government over the plight of migrant workers, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday accused the party of indulging in “dramebaazi” or theatrics in sitting with workers on the roads rather than directing the State governments to work with the Centre to send more migrants home by train. On Saturday, Congress leader …

Coronavirus package | Will migrant workers benefit from the Centre’s measures?
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus package | Will migrant workers benefit from the Centre’s measures?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her second tranche of COVID-19 relief package announcements, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the steps taken by the government for migrants and farmers during the national lockdown, including free ration for stranded workers. Acknowledging the significance of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the pandemic, she said it had helped provide jobs …

Coronavirus lockdown | Madras High Court directs Centre to disclose number of migrant labourers who died on the way to their home States
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Madras High Court directs Centre to disclose number of migrant labourers who died on the way to their home States

The Hindu  

“One cannot control his/her tears after seeing the pathetic condition of migrant labourers shown in the media for the past one month. It is nothing but a human tragedy,” the Madras High Court has said and called for a report from the Centre on the number of migrant labourers who had died on their way to their home States during …

Coronavirus | Govt. insensitive to sufferings of migrant workers: Opposition
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Govt. insensitive to sufferings of migrant workers: Opposition

The Hindu  

The Opposition parties on Thursday panned the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for migrant workers calling out the government for being insensitive towards the sufferings of those who are trudging back hundreds of kilometres to return to their homes. Citing Ms. Sitharaman’s announcement that migrant workers will be provided with jobs under the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment …

Coronavirus package | Migrant workers to get free foodgrains
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus package | Migrant workers to get free foodgrains

The Hindu  

A major focus of the second tranche of the economic stimulus package announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday was to provide free foodgrains for the next two months to migrant workers who do not have ration cards. Coronavirus package | Nirmala Sitharaman announces major stimulus package for MSMEs Quoting numbers from State governments, Ms. Sitharaman said there …

Coronavirus lockdown | Three migrant workers on way to Uttar Pradesh die on Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Three migrant workers on way to Uttar Pradesh die on Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border

The Hindu  

Three migrant workers who were on their way to Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, mostly walking, died in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. The trio were among thousands of migrant workers who have set out on foot for their home states from Maharashtra in the last few weeks amid lockdown on account for coronavirus. Their health deteriorated …

Coronavirus lockdown | How can inter-State workers be protected?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | How can inter-State workers be protected?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On Friday, May 8, 16 migrant labourers who were trying to return to Madhya Pradesh, their home State, on foot were killed when a goods train ran over them between Jalna and Aurangabad districts in Maharashtra. Coronavirus lockdown | Weary migrant workers lug crashed hopes en route their homes What are the beneficial provisions for inter-State …

Coronavirus lockdown | Suspend labour laws for 2-3 years, employers’ associations urge government
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Suspend labour laws for 2-3 years, employers’ associations urge government

The Hindu  

Representatives of 12 employers’ associations and industry bodies on Friday asked the government to suspend labour laws for the next two to three years “to help industry come out of the present crisis,” a statement from the Ministry of Labour and Employment said. ‘Treat as lay-off’ Among the suggestions given by the employers’ associations were relaxation of the Industrial Disputes …

Coronavirus lockdown | Centre urges unions to convince labour to stay, return to work
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Centre urges unions to convince labour to stay, return to work

The Hindu  

Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday urged trade union leaders to convince workers to return to work, even as he skirted the concerns raised by them about the non-payment of wages during the ongoing lockdown, union officials said. Addressing a meeting via videoconferencing with representatives of central trade unions to discuss labour welfare measures during the ongoing …

Coronavirus | Uttar Pradesh to bring back migrant workers in phases
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Uttar Pradesh to bring back migrant workers in phases

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh will bring back labourers and workers who are stranded in other States and have completed 14 days of quarantine in a phased manner. government estimates that around 5 to 10 lakh migrant workers could return to the State in the next two months, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told district-level officials in a meeting on Friday evening. Additional Chief …

Coronavirus lockdown | Close to 6 lakh labourers from State stranded, says Jharkhand govt
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Close to 6 lakh labourers from State stranded, says Jharkhand govt

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand government on Friday said close to six lakh migrant labourers were reported stranded at over 12,000 locations across the country. So far, the government has mobilised food and lodging for 4,47,261 labourers stranded at 10,153 places,” according to Jharkhand’s Department of Labour, Planning and Training. Information about stranded labourers was said to have been gathered with the the …

Coronavirus lockdown | Stranded in various States, Odisha migrants call home for help
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Stranded in various States, Odisha migrants call home for help

The Hindu  

Packed into a 150 sq. Back in Talapada village in Odisha’s Balasore district, his worried wife Saraswati has borrowed money twice from close relatives and transferred it to her husband’s account for his survival. In remote Murgani village in Odisha’s Balangir district, Swarnalata Luhar’s phone keeps ringing at regular intervals. The extension of the lockdown to May 3 has left …

Coronavirus | Workers face heat, hunger as lockdown is extended
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Workers face heat, hunger as lockdown is extended

The Hindu  

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the countrywide lockdown by another 19 days, there is only one question resonating among the 300-odd construction workers living in sheds in the shadow of under-construction luxury apartments near the Noida Expressway: why couldn’t the government arrange transport for them to return to their homes? The least they could have done …

Coronavirus lockdown | Flight of migrant labour a deep concern for post lockdown revival: Nitin Gadkari
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Flight of migrant labour a deep concern for post lockdown revival: Nitin Gadkari

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Micro, Medium and Smallscale Enterprises Nitin Gadkari said the flight of migrant labour from cities was a serious issue in any post lockdown plan for economic revival but added that it would be up to the State governments to evolve guidelines to allow their return. Speaking to The Hindu in a videoconference from his Nagpur residence, Mr. …

Singapore’s migrant workers on front line of coronavirus shutdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Singapore’s migrant workers on front line of coronavirus shutdown

Al Jazeera  

Thousands have been confined to cramped dormitories in a move experts fear could worsen outbreak among workers. While female domestic workers are legally mandated to live in their employers’ homes, male migrant workers – largely from countries like Bangladesh, India and China – are mostly housed in dormitories scattered across the island, sharing rooms in close quarters. ‘Circuit breaker’ As …

Coronavirus | Centre files report on migrant workers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Centre files report on migrant workers

The Hindu  

A status report filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Supreme Court on Tuesday shows that Kerala government operates over 65% of the total number of active shelters and relief camps for stranded migrant workers run by various States governments in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Tamil Nadu government operates 178 active relief camps and shelters for migrant …

Coronavirus | Lockdown triggers belated march of migrants from hills in Arunachal
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Lockdown triggers belated march of migrants from hills in Arunachal

The Hindu  

It took nine hours for Dipu Sonowal and 24 other construction workers to trek 23 km from a remote rural road project site to a checkpoint between Boleng, the headquarters of Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh and Pangin town, on Saturday afternoon. The police took them uphill to a relief camp in Boleng where they found 66 other migrant workers, …

Statement of Working Peoples’ Charter on Coronavirus crisis in India
4 years, 9 months ago

Statement of Working Peoples’ Charter on Coronavirus crisis in India

The Hindu  

The Working Peoples’ Charter has issued a statement addressing the coronavirus crisis in India, and the workers affected by the lockdown. We, the representatives of trade unions and worker organisations of all sectors are distressed to foresee the upcoming economic and social challenges and drastic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the informal sector workers such as domestic workers, daily …

Businesses shelter unemployed foreign workers ineligible for coronavirus support and unable to travel
4 years, 9 months ago

Businesses shelter unemployed foreign workers ineligible for coronavirus support and unable to travel

ABC  

Some businesses forced to lay off foreign workers unable to return home and ineligible for government assistance are feeling a "moral obligation" to help these people with few options. Key points: North west Australian businesses are providing accommodation and food for foreign workers they can no longer employ Foreign workers on temporary visas ineligible for government support Travel restrictions preventing …

India coronavirus lockdown | Migrant workers and their long march to uncertainty
4 years, 9 months ago

India coronavirus lockdown | Migrant workers and their long march to uncertainty

The Hindu  

“In my 20 years in Mumbai, I have never seen such a sight,” said Gopal Das as he recounted his ordeal on March 21 at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. Shahrukh Malik, a driver of Ola and Uber cabs, said: “Had we known this was going to last this long, we would have gone home much earlier and returned after two-three …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Unions seek labour minister's intervention to prevent salary cuts, job losses
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Unions seek labour minister's intervention to prevent salary cuts, job losses

India Today  

Trade unions on Thursday sought Labour Minister Santosh Gangawar's intervention at the ground level to stop retrenchment of employees and salary cuts and also demanded an income support scheme for over 40-crore informal workers hit by the coronavirus lockdown in the country. The 10 central trade unions have written a letter to the minister, bringing to his attention issues like …

No migrant worker-related issue in Punjab: CM Amarinder Singh
4 years, 9 months ago

No migrant worker-related issue in Punjab: CM Amarinder Singh

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured Congress president Sonia Gandhi on April 2 that the State did not have a migrant worker-related issue in light of the coronavirus lockdown as he had directed the industry to absorb all such labourers stranded in the State. State Helpline numbers | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India Mr. Singh said extensive …

Construction Work Was Already Dangerous. Coronavirus Is Making It Worse.
4 years, 9 months ago

Construction Work Was Already Dangerous. Coronavirus Is Making It Worse.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A week ago, Dave, a union painter in New York City, was on a job painting school buildings with a city-contracted company. “I’ve never heard of anyone that was told to self-quarantine at all,” he said of his fellow construction workers. But in many communities, workers in hard hats continue to stream onto construction sites, buzzing around …

Coronavirus | Concern in Nepal over migrant labourers stranded in India
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Concern in Nepal over migrant labourers stranded in India

The Hindu  

The government of Nepal is taking stock of the exodus of its migrant workers from India as civil society commentators intensified criticism of Kathmandu’s decision to close the border for its citizens in India. Sources in the government of Nepal said Kathmandu is closely watching the arrival of the workers from different parts of India at major border crossings, but …

Coronavirus lockdown | After night-long ordeal, migrant workers in Rajasthan leaving by buses
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | After night-long ordeal, migrant workers in Rajasthan leaving by buses

The Hindu  

After a night-long ordeal, migrant workers leaving for their native places were on Sunday given the facility of transport in the roadways buses till the inter-State borders of Rajasthan, reducing their agony of walking long distances on foot. 600 buses The Rajasthan Roadways pressed over 600 of its buses into service and also brought private buses for transporting migrant workers …

Coronavirus | Migrant workers to be stopped, quarantined at borders, says Centre
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Migrant workers to be stopped, quarantined at borders, says Centre

The Hindu  

Terming the movement of migrant workers to reach their home towns a violation of the lockdown measures on maintaining social distance, the Union Home Ministry on Sunday directed State and Union Territory governments to provide temporary shelters, food and other essentials to the stranded poor and needy. Essentials exempt In a separate letter to the Chief Secretaries of all States, …

Coronavirus | Amid the exodus, a plea for food, medicine, transport
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Amid the exodus, a plea for food, medicine, transport

The Hindu  

Feeding centres, medical care and sanitised transport services are needed to provide immediate relief to the lakhs of migrant workers stranded on roads, said an appeal to the Central government signed by 200 academics, economists, social activists, lawyers, retired bureaucrats and concerned citizens. Others, in desperation, are packing themselves in lorries, at the risk of contracting or spreading the virus.” …

Coronavirus Outbreak and casual labour: Economist Reetika Khera spells out 26 urgent steps that govt should take
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak and casual labour: Economist Reetika Khera spells out 26 urgent steps that govt should take

Firstpost  

The spread of the coronavirus, and the lockdowns have created economic havoc in the lives of the millions who are part of the informal sector, not just daily wagers, but also workers of the gig economy. Enhanced payments: The Central government’s contribution to social security pensions has been stuck at Rs 200 per person per month. Clear arrears: For NREGA …

Two migrant workers, travelled from Indore to Rajasthan, found COVID-19 positive; entire village isolated
4 years, 9 months ago

Two migrant workers, travelled from Indore to Rajasthan, found COVID-19 positive; entire village isolated

India TV News  

At least two migrant workers, who travelled from Indore to Rajasthan amid coronavirus lockdown in the country have now been found positive for COVID-19 forcing the state administration to isolate entire village. Thousands of migrant workers have hit to streets and travelling for their home towns on foot as all public-private transport across the state have been shut down to …

Coronavirus lockdown: India grapples with migrant workers’ exodus
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: India grapples with migrant workers’ exodus

Al Jazeera  

Thousands flee New Delhi as the 21-day lockdown effectively puts workers living off daily earnings out of work. A nationwide lockdown in India – the world’s largest – over the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on thousands of migrant workers in the capital, New Delhi. The workers started fleeing New Delhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the lockdown, which …

Coronavirus Outbreak: MHA asks states to stop mass exodus of migrant labourers as India struggles to curb disease spread
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: MHA asks states to stop mass exodus of migrant labourers as India struggles to curb disease spread

Firstpost  

The Union Home Ministry on Friday asked state governments to prevent a mass exodus of migrant agriculture labourers, industrial workers and unorganised sector employees from their workplaces to hometowns amid a 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus. New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Friday asked state governments to prevent a mass exodus of migrant agriculture labourers, industrial workers …

India coronavirus: Migrant workers face tough choice amid world’s largest lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

India coronavirus: Migrant workers face tough choice amid world’s largest lockdown

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — Thousands of migrant workers are attempting to leaveIndia’s major cities after a government lockdown designed to prevent a local epidemic of novel coronavirus left them without jobs or pay. According to government statistics, every year more than nine million migrant workers move from India’s rural areas to large population centers to find work at construction sites …

Coronavirus | Lockdown forces migrant workers to walk from Manesar to home in Uttar Pradesh
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Lockdown forces migrant workers to walk from Manesar to home in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

It is around 3 p.m. Coronavirus | Lockdown hits NREGA workers hard “We make ₹500 one day but earn just ₹50 the next day. “We hope to reach in at least five-six days,” he said with a straight face when asked how long it might take them to reach home. India coronavirus lockdown | Delivery issues add to woes for …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Trade unions write to Narendra Modi, seek Rs 5-7 lakh cr relief package
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Trade unions write to Narendra Modi, seek Rs 5-7 lakh cr relief package

Firstpost  

Central trade unions on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a financial package of Rs 5-7 lakh crore for the worst-affected segments of the working population, saying their survival is in jeopardy due to coronavirus-forced lockdown in the country New Delhi: Central trade unions on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a financial package of Rs …

Coronavirus: Migrant workers in UK and overseas face ‘disproportionate risk’ from Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Migrant workers in UK and overseas face ‘disproportionate risk’ from Covid-19

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More must be done to protect the health of “vulnerable” migrant …

Coronavirus | Labour Minister asks CMs to release construction worker welfare funds
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Labour Minister asks CMs to release construction worker welfare funds

The Hindu  

Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Tuesday wrote to all Chief Ministers and Lieutenant-Governors asking them to directly release funds into the accounts of construction workers using the cess collected by their respective Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Boards. For construction workers, who tend to rely on daily wages, the government issued the advisory to all …

Coronavirus | Congress president Sonia Gandhi bats for construction industry workers in letter to PM Modi
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Congress president Sonia Gandhi bats for construction industry workers in letter to PM Modi

The Hindu  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to roll out emergency welfare measures for construction industry workers because of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, the party said on Tuesday. In her letter, dated March 23, Ms. Gandhi pointed out to the Prime Minister that the construction industry employed over 44 million people, and the workers should be given …

Coronavirus | Lockdown hits NREGA workers hard
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Lockdown hits NREGA workers hard

The Hindu  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme has been officially shut down in at least seven States, while it is effectively closed in many more, as COVID-19 lockdowns come into effect across the country. We are demanding that unemployment allowance at least must be given to those who have already applied for work under the scheme,” said Abhay …

Coronavirus | In Kerala, migrants at crossroads over COVID-19 fears
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | In Kerala, migrants at crossroads over COVID-19 fears

The Hindu  

Supriya Debnath is busy these days posting messages in multiple WhatsApp groups. Mathews Nambelil, district programme manager, National Health Mission, says measures are being taken to instil confidence among migrant workers who opt to stay back in the State. Mr. Peter says footloose migrant workers, especially the Tamil community with higher average age compared to the rest, are potential carriers …

Coronavirus | Congress seeks cash transfers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Congress seeks cash transfers

The Hindu  

The government needs to outline measures to help people whose livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Opposition parties said on Saturday. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in a statement, said COVID-19, which followed demonetisation and the slowing down of the economy, had been a huge setback to millions of daily wage earners, MGNREGA workers, ad hoc and temporary …

Coronavirus: New protections for workers with jobs threatened by virus expected in chancellor announcement
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: New protections for workers with jobs threatened by virus expected in chancellor announcement

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Boris Johnson issued a plea for bosses to “stand by your workers”, shadow chancellor …

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