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Helpline for migrant workers acts like a post office

‘Helpline for migrant workers acts like a post office’ Updated: Updated: May 25, 2021 00:12 IST The Stranded Workers Action Network says officials in most cases have stated they had no authority to intervene Share Article AAA 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 w

Rent issues as an ignored COVID stress point

Rent issues as an ignored COVID stress point Updated: Updated: May 08, 2021 13:31 IST The second wave has amplified the issue of rent which does not draw much attention as food and income support do Share Article AAA Migrant labourers, who returned to Bhubaneswar, walk to home from the railway station as public is banned during a lockdown imposed by the State government on May 5, 2021.   | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The second wave has amplified the issue of rent which does not draw much attention as food and income support do As State governments have begun implementing weekend curfews and lockdown-like conditions amid the second wave of COVID, there is another issue that is emerging rent crises within informal rental housing markets. For example, domestic workers in Jaipur, Rajasthan, have begun reporting to the Rajasthan Mahila Kamgar Union (RMKU) that landlords have only one line: “

The rise in coronavirus cases could decline by end May, early June, says virologist Gagandeep Kang

Virologist Gagandeep Kang on Wednesday said that the trend of rising Covid-19 cases may decline by the end of this month or early June, reported The Hindu. “Best guess estimates from a number of models put this somewhere between the middle and end of the month,” she said during a webinar organised by the Indian Women Press Corps. “Some models have it [second wave] going out in early June. Based on what we are seeing now, middle to end of May would be a reasonable estimate.” Kang also said India may witness two or more peaks of coronavirus cases, but they may not be as devastating as the second wave. Covid-19 was doing a “world through” in spaces it could not venture into last year and therefore there was a massive rise in infections among the middle class population and in the rural areas. But she said there was going to be “very little fuel” for the coronavirus to continue with this trend.

Coronavirus in India: The possibility of a nationwide lockdown has raised fears among workers

Coronavirus in India: The possibility of a nationwide lockdown has raised fears among workers
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COVID-19: Centre Urged to Provide Wage Compensation for Migrant Labourers

COVID-19: Centre Urged to Provide Wage Compensation for Migrant Labourers Migrant workers are among the worst hit due to the stalling of economic activity amidst increasing restrictions to contain the spread of the virus. Migrant workers at Thane railway station to board outstation trains for their native place, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, in Thane, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Photo: PTI Rights05/May/2021 New Delhi: With the surging number of COVID-19 cases across the country once again forcing migrant workers to leave to their home towns, the Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN) has urged the Union government to provide a wage compensation of Rs 7,000 for the next three months to all priority households and migrant workers to help them tide over the unfolding crisis.

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