The laborers – men, women, and children – are the classic nowhere citizens of India. The major share of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is borne out of the toil of the labour class, but, for many years, they have been marginalized when it comes to the fruits of Read more…
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has left no part or group of the world unscathed. It has made countries wary of issues unknown to most. One such issue in India would be inter-state migration. Even though, everyone was aware of the notion, no one imagined it to be huge enough to Read more…
Overview of Informal and Migrant Labour in India The repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis for low-skilled migrant labourers, and informal workers, have been devastating. Loss of jobs, lack of social security, and being stranded in an alien city or state will be problems that the country will have to grapple Read more…
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic swamped the entire world, however, India has managed to do relatively better than the rest. The only way to fight through the pandemic was by advising the population to strictly follow social distancing. The entire country had to be locked down in order to follow these Read more…