-The Indian Express Amartya Sen writes: Tackling a social calamity is not like fighting a war which Works best when a leader can use top-down power to order everyone to do what the leader wants — with no need for consultation. In contrast, what is needed for dealing with a social calamity is participatory governance and alert public discussion. We have reason to take pride in the fact that India is the...
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COVID-19: UN Report Says About 400 Million Indian Workers May Sink Into Poverty
-PTI/ NDTV The International Labour Organization (ILO) in its report titled 'ILO Monitor 2nd edition: COVID-19 and the world of Work', describes coronavirus pandemic as "the worst global crisis since World War II". United Nations: About 400 million people Working in the informal economy in India are at risk of falling deeper into poverty due to the coronavirus crisis which is having "catastrophic consequences", and is expected to wipe out 195 million...
More »Look Into Reports of Nurses Contracting COVID-19 Due To PPE Shortage: Kerala CM to Modi
-PTI/ TheWire.in Pinarayi Vijayan said 46 nurses from Kerala Working in Mumbai have contracted the deadly virus and more than 150 nurses are under observation there. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into reports of nurses from the state getting infected with COVID-19 in Delhi and Maharashtra allegedly due to lack of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Modi...
More »As schools switch to online classes, students from weaker sections get cut off from learning -Abha Goradia
-The Indian Express Amid the lockdown, Vaishali, whose parents are construction Workers, has been living out of a half-built construction site in Tilak Nagar. Mumbai: A couple of days ago, a teary-eyed Vaishali, a student of class VI at Maharashtra Aikyavardhak Mandal in Tilak Nagar, called her school teacher Sangita Patil. Amid the lockdown, Vaishali, whose parents are construction Workers, has been living out of a half-built construction site in Tilak Nagar. “She...
More »ILO: COVID-19 causes devastating losses in Working hours and employment
-International Labour Organisation News The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on Working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis. GENEVA: The COVID-19 crisis is expected to wipe out 6.7 per cent of Working hours globally in the second quarter of 2020 – equivalent to 195 million full-time Workers. Large reductions are foreseen in the...
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