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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 help migrant workers, according to volunteers' network Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN). Calls m...

‘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 of food and other concerns affecting workers during the lockdown, the Stranded Workers Action Network...

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 attention as food and income support do As State governments have begun implementing weekend curfews...

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 said India may witness two or more peaks of coronavirus cases, but they may not be as devastating as ...

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 Odisha government has imposed a lockdown too, so there won’t be any work there, either. I took the lo...