The country is witnessing another wave of migrant workers바카라 exodus from urban workplaces amidst uncertainties over fresh surge in Covid-19 cases.
Following the announcement of a six-day lockdown in Delhi, panic-stricken workers made a beeline for their passage home. The fears could not be allayed despite an appeal from Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, who assured government assistance.
Even Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assurance of 바카라Main hoon na (I바카라m there for you)바카라 while announcing a six-day lockdown could not hold them back.
바카라The flood of workers returning home is linked to their terrible experience last year in most places during the prolonged lockdown,바카라 alleged Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politbureau member Brinda Karat.
바카라What started with a week바카라s lockdown continued for months. With no income, no place to stay, with no guaranteed food they had no alternative,바카라 she added.
The former Member of Rajya Sabha blamed the government for this, 바카라The need of the hour is for the PM to act like a Prime Minister, not a 바카라prachar mantri바카라.바카라
It is yet to be seen if Prime Minister Narendra Modi바카라s assurance that lockdown should be the last resort for any government can assuage fears.
However, even when accusing authorities, it is ironic that trade unions marked the centenary of their movement in the country last year.
바카라We have written to the Prime Minister; we have called upon industry bodies like FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, etc. to help in stopping this exodus. A panic is building which is again driving them,바카라 said Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) general secretary Binoy Kumar Sinha.
바카라This fear and resultant exodus should be addressed immediately for the benefit of both employers and employees. Workers should be counselled at their work centres,바카라 he added.
General secretary of the Left-affiliated Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), Tapan Sen said that the situation necessitated the imposition of Disaster Management Act, but 바카라the Act does not mean stopping work at all establishments, especially of essential commodities바카라.
바카라The government should ensure wages without any cuts are paid to all workers wherever lockdown or curfew is imposed and they are not able to go to work,바카라 he insisted.
바카라Authorities should have reiterated that the current situation does not imply that workers will lose their job and their shelter,바카라 Sen added. Â
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated trade union BKS had also proposed that the government form a national register of migrant workers. While there is no official data for the inter-state migrants in the country, estimates are usually based on the 2011 Census, NSSO and economic surveys.
According to Sinha, BKS has asked the government to create jobs at the local level. 바카라We have requested the PM to activate farming and construction work in areas closer to the workers.바카라
Many workers who returned to their villages during the lockdown in 2020 had enrolled themselves in jobs under MNREGA.
BKS wants MNREGA to be introduced in towns and in other sectors as well.
Said Brinda Karat, 바카라If at that time (2020) cash transfers of a minimum of Rs 7,500 had taken place to all Jan Dhan accounts and free food had been made available, the situation would have been different.바카라
She wants the amount transferred to all Jan Dhan accounts for the next three months and free foodgrain allocations of a minimum of 35 kg per family.
바카라If still, they want to leave for home, ensure trains run for them,바카라 added Karat.
