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Govt-run helplines across country not worker friendly, says volunteers network Calls made by SWAN to 80 officers from across 20 zones revealed they had an inadequate response mechanism to address the grievances of workers Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Around 33 per cent of workers had not received wages, while 15 per cent had received partial payments, the survey said. (Photo | EPS) Express News Service NEW DELHI: The government-run helplines have inadequate information and resources to hel...

‘Helpline for migrant workers acts like a post office’ Updated: Updated: May 25, 2021 00:12 IST The Stranded Workers Action Network says officials in most cases have stated they had no authority to intervene Share Article AAA The Stranded Workers Action Network says officials in most cases have stated they had no authority to intervene The Labour and Employment Ministry’s helpline for migrant workers was more of a post office than a helpline, forwarding complaints of unpaid wages, lack o...

Rent issues as an ignored COVID stress point Updated: Updated: May 08, 2021 13:31 IST The second wave has amplified the issue of rent which does not draw much attention as food and income support do Share Article AAA Migrant labourers, who returned to Bhubaneswar, walk to home from the railway station as public is banned during a lockdown imposed by the State government on May 5, 2021.   | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The second wave has amplified the issue of rent which does not draw much ...

Virologist Gagandeep Kang on Wednesday said that the trend of rising Covid-19 cases may decline by the end of this month or early June, reported The Hindu. “Best guess estimates from a number of models put this somewhere between the middle and end of the month,” she said during a webinar organised by the Indian Women Press Corps. “Some models have it [second wave] going out in early June. Based on what we are seeing now, middle to end of May would be a reasonable estimate.” Kang also s...

Migrant worker Sushil Raut has had no work since the Delhi government imposed a lockdown on April 17. The plumber from Kendrapada, Odisha, who lives in a rented room in a south Delhi slum with his family has not received any assistance from anywhere, either. Raut took a loan of Rs 30,000 from Muthoot Finance against his wife’s gold ornaments on Monday to feed his family of four, which includes two young children. “There’s no point going back home. Travelling involves (Covid) risk. The Odi...

COVID-19: Centre Urged to Provide Wage Compensation for Migrant Labourers Migrant workers are among the worst hit due to the stalling of economic activity amidst increasing restrictions to contain the spread of the virus. Migrant workers at Thane railway station to board outstation trains for their native place, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, in Thane, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Photo: PTI Rights05/May/2021 New Delhi: With the surging number of COVID-19 cases across the ...

URL copied 1.7 lakh people lost jobs every hour last April: Report While the wealth of nations top 100 billionaires increased by Rs 12.97 lakh crore since March 2020, about 1.7 lakh people lost their jobs every hour in April 2020 alone. Oxfam Indias CEO Amitabh Behar says, "To contextualise the inequity in what is the biggest economic crisis in the history of independent India, the wealth of the nations top 100 billionaires went up by Rs 12,97,822 crores since March 2020, while in Apr...

Preparing for a crisis and contributing to the response Medical schools all over the world have taken on the additional burden of treating COVID-19 patients. Researchers in pharmaceutical and related sciences have contributed to the development of vaccines. But what about those which have contributed to human and social developments related to COVID-19? Azim Premji University in Bangalore has a specific social purpose of creating reflective practitioners in the domain of education and developm...

Migrant workers walked thousands of kilometers to villages after losing their livelihood in big cities. Many of them are slowly returning to work in the metros once again while the Covid-19 threat looms large