‘Helpline for migrant workers acts like a post office’
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May 25, 2021 00:12 IST
The Stranded Workers Action Network says officials in most cases have stated they had no authority to intervene
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The Stranded Workers Action Network says officials in most cases have stated they had no authority to intervene
The Labour and Employment Ministry’s helpline for migrant workers was more of a post office than a helpline, forwarding complaints of unpaid wages, lack of food and other concerns affecting workers during the lockdown, the Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN) said in a statement on Monday.
SWAN, which is a group of volunteers that came together to help migrant workers when the first COVID-19 lockdown was imposed in 2020, said the Ministry announced relaunch of its 20 control rooms set up to field distress calls from workers last year. The helplines included contact details of 100 Labour Commissioners across the country, of which 80 were contacted by SWAN, it said.