: 81% migrant workers interviewed say they’ve not got work due to local lockdowns, shows survey #IndiaNEWS A survey has shown that 81% of migrant workers who were interviewed said that their work

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81% migrant workers interviewed say they’ve not got work due to local lockdowns, shows survey #IndiaNEWS
A survey has shown that 81% of migrant workers who were interviewed said that their work has stopped because of local lockdowns. The workers have reported that they have not had work for 19 days on average, it said.The survey was conducted by the Stranded Workers Action Network, a group of volunteers set up last year that provides aid to migrant workers. Fifty-one groups/families of workers, comprising about 300 citizens, and an additional 91 workers, who were also interviewed last year, make up the sample size of the survey. The workers interviewed included those who had gone back home or were stranded. In its report published on Wednesday, the group said 68% of the workers interviewed said they have received either full or partial wages for the last month. However, only 18% had received any money from their employer after work stopped. “We have food as we have work,??? said one of the workers. “No work means no food.??? The report also quoted a family in Bengaluru saying they did not earn any money for 10 days before the Karnataka government imposed a 14-day lockdown. They said they were worried about how they would tide over the lockdown.The group also cited a tailor, employed at a garment...Read more

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