I Donât Have the Option to Rent a House : How Migrant Workers Differ From the Urban Poor
The mass exodus of migrant workers from cities after the nationwide lockdown has amplified the housing crisis for migrant workers in cities.
Representative image of a slum in NCR. Photo: Reuters
Urban06/Mar/2021
âLow-income migrantsâ in cities have always subsumed under the blanket, but arguably vague, term âurban poorâ. This categorisation overlooks the mobility dimension of migrant workers’ lives where they are constantly moving between places in search of work, following capital. The governmentâs own estimates also indicate that with each passing year, the rates of migration in India are increasing.