Realty and construction companies manage to hold on to workers
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Governments such as Maharashtra have mandated measures that include food and accommodation at the site, free regular testing, vaccination, medication, work and wages. Such measures have ensured that migrant labour isn’t leaving Mumbai just yet.
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Realty and construction companies have so far managed to prevent their workers from leaving worksites, using the lessons learnt through last summer’s chaotic evacuation of cities, even as reverse migration of unskilled hands engaged in retailing, restaurants, street vending and other miscellaneous jobs has started in the aftermath of fresh mobility curbs.
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