3.2 Cr Women In India Ran Out Of Food Due To Covid-19, Says Report
According to a report titled "Impacts of Covid-19 on women in low-income households in India", it has been found that nearly 3.2 crore women in India had "limited their food intake or ran out of food" during the Covid-imposed lockdown. The research was conducted by an advisory group Dalberg, over 15,000 women and 2,300 men across 10 states. Besides, they also talked about the availability of contraceptives and sanitary pads.
Tags: Lockdown, FOOD SUPPLY CRISES, Covid-19, Migrant Workers
Courtesy: The Siasat Daily
Delhi: Migrant Workers To Receive Rs 5,000 Aid From Government
The AAP-led Delhi government on April 23 announced to provide Rs 5,000 to 2,10,684 workers associated with Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (DBOCWW). The government has also assured of setting up a helpline for construction, daily wagers and migrant workers to find hospital beds, medicines and food distribution centres. Reportedly, Rs 52.88 crore has been disbursed so far to 1,05,750 workers.
Tags: Delhi, Migrant Workers, Financial Aid, Migration
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
Migrants Forced To Pay Rs 2500-Rs 3000 To Cross Maharashtra Border Amidst Curfew
Migrant workers returning to their respective states have complained of extortion by Maharashtra police and transport services, as Maharashtra imposed a 15-day curfew. A migrant from Madhya Pradesh revealed that a traveller bus charged Rs 2500 to Rs 3000 per ticket only to desert them at the borders. Besides, the migrants were also seen crammed in jeeps entering MP which was allegedly overlooked by the Maharashtra police at the border.
Tags: Covid-19 Lockdown, extortion, Migrant Workers, Maharashtra police
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
Bengal: Workers-Turned-Assistants At COVID Ward Protest Over Job Security
Discontented migrant workers hired at COVID-19 wards in West Bengal to assist patients staged a protest outside the state health department. They gathered on January 25 after some of their co-workers were released from duty following fall in active cases. Fearing job loss after March 31, the assistants now seek job security from the state government. The COVID-19 warriors also submitted a memorandum to the health department and await a reply… read-more
Tags: West Bengal, Unemployment, Migrant Workers, health department, covid 19, Corona Warriors
Courtesy: NDTV
UP Govt To Make Gorakhpur A Textile Hub, Create Jobs For Migrant Workers
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to help migrant workers, who had returned to the state during lockdown, by developing Gorakhpur district into a "textile hub". The state CM Yogi Adityanath said the government will focus on readymade garment industry in eastern UP by establishing a "big training centre" in the district. Reportedly, over 12,000 migrant workers belonging to textile sector returned to eastern UP during lockdown.
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath, Migrant Workers, Textile Industry
Courtesy: The Indian Express
Kolkata Puja Pandal Replaces Goddess Idol With Migrant Woman
The Barisha Club of Kolkata is paying special tribute to migrant workers by replacing the Goddess Durga idol this year with a migrant woman carrying her toddler. Saluting the migrants-crisis during pandemic, the pandal has picked “Relief” as theme. Besides, an idol of a daughter, carrying an owl, a duck and elephant-headed sibling representing Ganesha, will also be installed. Designed by Rintu Das, the weapon-less idols will depict 'hunger'… read-more
Tags: Goddess Durga, Durga Puja, West Bengal, Kolkata, Migrant Workers, MigrantLivesMatter, Tribute
Courtesy: ScoopWhoop
Finance Ministry Says Migrants Job Scheme Not Implemented in Bengal
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated the employment scheme for migrant workers who returned to their native place after the lockdown was not implemented in West Bengal as the state did not provide related information. The minister was replying to a Congress leader who raised the issue in the Lok Sabha on September 19. She added, "We did not get information about whether over 25,000 migrant workers returned to any district."
Tags: Migrant Workers, Nirmala Sitharaman, lok sabha, West Bengal
Courtesy: The Economic Times