What Did Lockdown Teach Them? A Swiggy Rider, An MNC Executive, A Migrant Worker Answer
3 years, 9 months ago

What Did Lockdown Teach Them? A Swiggy Rider, An MNC Executive, A Migrant Worker Answer

News 18  

A white-collar executive at a multinational company. I didn’t know then that this job would be our only saving grace during the pandemic,” she says over phone. Kumar’s office gave him a Rs 22,000 reimbursement for setting up a ‘home office’, and made sure he has uninterrupted high-speed WiFi connectivity and an ergonomic chair, just like the one in his office. My days get fragmented; it’s not like I’m doing more work, but it just feels like the day is stretched,” he says. The grit of getting things done what I experienced first-hand.” *He spoke on condition of anonymity Life goes on Yogesh Sahani, a 20-year-old resident of Uttar Pradesh, was eager to get back to work.

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Do sudden, sharp lockdowns help to control the Delta COVID-19 variant?
3 years, 5 months ago

Do sudden, sharp lockdowns help to control the Delta COVID-19 variant?

ABC  

As Victoria and South Australia emerge from snap lockdowns this morning, the country's lived experience seems to indicate fast, hard lockdowns are the only effective tool to stop the highly-infectious Delta coronavirus variant spreading while we wait for our population to be vaccinated. Key points: States that lockdown within two days of transmission can lift restrictions sooner, data shows Delay …

How the poor live in the time of pandemic and lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

How the poor live in the time of pandemic and lockdown

The Hindu  

Lockdowns have been the norm in the country and the world over ever since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. Recognising this, the Karnataka wing of the All India Central Council of Trade Unions, affiliated to the Communist Party of India Liberation, has brought out a report titled ‘Workers in the Second Wave: The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Local …

Column: The evidence is clear — COVID lockdowns saved lives without harming economies
3 years, 7 months ago

Column: The evidence is clear — COVID lockdowns saved lives without harming economies

LA Times  

The pandemic may be ebbing, at least in the U.S. and some other well-vaccinated countries, but debate over the government and public response to the crisis is destined to live on. A team of UCLA researchers, in a paper first published in May 2020 and updated later, found that “likely Trump voters” reduced their movements by 9% following a local …

Calls for nationwide lockdown intensify as Covid-19 cases rise
3 years, 8 months ago

Calls for nationwide lockdown intensify as Covid-19 cases rise

India Today  

At least 67 per cent of individuals who participated in an online survey conducted by the Confederation of All India Traders called for a nationwide lockdown in view of the worsening Covid-19 situation in the country. CAIT National President and Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately impose a nationwide lockdown in order to …

Are employees physically and emotionally ready to go back to the workplace after Covid-19?
4 years, 2 months ago

Are employees physically and emotionally ready to go back to the workplace after Covid-19?

India Today  

The effects of Covid-19 have certainly forced organizations to change their workplace protocols and make it an employee safe environment. The employers in these sectors may face a lot of challenges, especially with employees responding differently to getting back to work due to the prevailing fear. Why preparing and aligning employees is essential before resuming According to the new organization …

Centre, in Parliament's Monsoon Session, says no data available on death of migrant workers during lockdown
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre, in Parliament's Monsoon Session, says no data available on death of migrant workers during lockdown

Firstpost  

Responding to a question, Union minister Santosh Gangwar said the Central government has taken numerous measures to provide migrant labourers with financial assistance, food packages and other benefits New Delhi: The government does not have data regarding the number of migrants who died or were injured during migration to their native places due to the lockdown, Union minister Santosh Gangwar …

'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson tells people to 'hesitate' against rushing back to work
4 years, 3 months ago

'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson tells people to 'hesitate' against rushing back to work

Daily Mail  

Professor Neil Ferguson has urged workers not to rush back to offices, undermining the Government's public messaging 'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson has urged workers not to rush back to offices because it could propel the current rise in infections and force tougher restrictions. Professor Ferguson - whose grim modelling of the pandemic was used to steer ministers through the crisis …

Working safely: The Hindu Editorial on workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Working safely: The Hindu Editorial on workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

Opening up economic production from a lockdown, even partially, when the COVID-19 pandemic has not peaked in the country poses an extraordinary challenge. Fortunately, the first line of defence against the novel coronavirus is a set of simple measures that involves little expenditure: physical distancing of at least one metre, mandatory use of face masks or cover, frequent hand washing …

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 | 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 …

Reeling under lockdown in Europe, Indians rely on experience, govt healthcare to stay safe and informed about coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Reeling under lockdown in Europe, Indians rely on experience, govt healthcare to stay safe and informed about coronavirus

Firstpost  

It is not just the poor alone who are taking time to wrap their head around the long-lasting consequences the coronavirus pandemic can have on the world Editor’s Note: Thousands of Indians are stranded in foreign lands across the world, some by choice, others due to geopolitical, financial and academic constraints. In this multi-part series, Firstpost takes a look at …

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. …

Covid-19 lockdown necessary but implementation unplanned, says Sonia Gandhi
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 lockdown necessary but implementation unplanned, says Sonia Gandhi

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the 21-day countrywide lockdown was necessary to contain the spread of novel coronavirus outbreak, but the implementation of the measure by the Union government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been unplanned. “The 21-day national lockdown may have been necessary but the unplanned manner in which it has been implemented …

Lockdown displaces lakhs of migrants
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown displaces lakhs of migrants

The Hindu  

The Indian railways decided to stop all passenger trains from the midnight of March 23, 2020. On the same day Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Lakhs of migrant workers were rendered jobless as urban areas were shut due to lockdown. Night shelters run by local authorities began overflowing, and supplies …

Notes from the lockdown: How we view and experience consequences of coronavirus outbreak reveals society's schisms
4 years, 9 months ago

Notes from the lockdown: How we view and experience consequences of coronavirus outbreak reveals society's schisms

Firstpost  

Circulating better and faster than any other commodity in global markets; the coronavirus has outpaced human responses in a world in which borders are policed as vigorously as in previous eras; anti-immigrant politicians more popular than ever before; and most importantly, where the border between the rich and poor is worse than it has even been in global history. Unbidden …

Lockdown to fight coronavirus is going to hit most Indian workers very hard
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown to fight coronavirus is going to hit most Indian workers very hard

Live Mint  

With at least 250 million Indians going into lockdown from Monday morning, one question looms large - what will precariously placed workers do? According to the most recent labour statistics, 25 percent of rural households and 12 percent of urban households rely on casual labour as their main source of income. Most of the self-employed in urban areas are solo …

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