For migrant workers from other states, getting access to education for their children is impossible their lack of documentation like local address proof
A recent study revealed that 64% of surveyed pregnant migrant women had not been visited by a health worker either during their pregnancy or after delivery
Migrant workers who went back home last year have had it worse since their return. Most remain without work, their condition just as bad as during last year’s lockdown.
With no income in the lockdown, Abdul Sattar and other embroiderers in Bengaluru were desperate to return to their West Bengal village. Now, with no work in the village, Sattar is desperate to come back to the city.
With no income, the lockdown affected every aspect of an informal worker’s life. It was only reverse remittances that kept them afloat, finds out the first of this four-part Ground Reality Series
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Government’s COVID response has failed to recognise the migrant worker as human. While the workers are treated like criminals, the real culprits behind their plight go scot-free.
The acts of kindness from individuals during the lockdown are innumerable and difficult to quantify. Many were no more than just donors, but their contribution saved the day for the thousands stranded far from home.
As per law, Disaster Management Cells in each ward would have been responsible for providing services to migrant workers during lockdown. But thanks to the apathy of authorities, these Cells weren’t even set up initially and still remain ineffective.
With lakhs of workers wanting to go back to their homes, and limited trains operated by the government, will they stay back in Bengaluru or try other options?
The trade union AICCTU has written to the state government, asking not to proceed with its plans to dilute labour laws. Rather, these laws should be strengthened so that workers affected by the lockdown are protected, the union said.
