-The Indian Express The study initiated by voluntary researchers at the Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN) indicated that the vulnerabilities experienced by migrant workers during the nationwide Lockdown in 2020 had resurfaced this year. Bengaluru: With Covid-19 Lockdowns and related restrictions back in many parts of the country, the livelihood of informal workers, especially migrants, has been hit yet again, a recent study found. The study, by voluntary researchers at the Stranded Workers...
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It's time for the Govt. to ensure social security of returnee migrants & provide them free vaccination, asks civil society group
-Press release by Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN) dated 5th May, 2021 Soon after the Lockdown was imposed in 2020, a group of around 100 volunteers formed Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN). Last year, SWAN responded to distress calls from over 30,000 migrant workers from across India. It connected these workers to local organisations and government officials providing rations, assisted them with their travel arrangements, and distributed over Rs.63 lakhs in...
More »Over 7.5 Million Jobs Lost in April: Experts Call for Fresh Relief Package for Marginalised -Ronak Chhabra
-Newsclick.in According to CMIE data, the national unemployment rate in April registered a four-month high of 7.97% – with urban and rural joblessness at 9.78% and 7.13% respectively – as against the previous month’s figure of 6.50%. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases has sent the pandemic spiralling anew in the country, with its impact visible not just on the already strained healthcare infrastructure but also on the economic front – particularly...
More »27 mn households sought work under employment guarantee scheme last month -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard This was mainly on account of migrants again returning to their homes due to the second wave of Covid-19 and several cities going into Lockdowns Around 27.3 million households demanded work under MGNREGA in April 2021, among the highest for the month in recent times. This comes as migrants once again returned to their homes due to the second wave of Covid-19 and several cities went into Lockdowns. The high work demand...
More »MGNREGA jobs helped people sustain in Jharkhand during 2020-21 -Achintya Ganguly
-The Telegraph The jobs created under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) helped people sustain in Jharkhand during 2020-21 and also expected to do the same even this year. Ranchi: This was revealed in a report on the performances of the job scheme released by an independent organisation, Lib Tech India, late last week. “We have just complied the data as available in the public domain to arrive at the...
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