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COVID Crisis in India: Migrant Workers Exposed to Further Exploitation

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 09:01 PM PDT

In India, COVID-19 has put the spotlight on migrant workers' precarious working conditions. First, the sweeping lockdown left many workers jobless, forcing them to walk hundreds of kilometers to their native villages. Now, in a reaction to the coronavirus, states are loosening labor laws in a bid to get their economies up and running. As […] Related posts: Migrant Workers in India: Insecurity in the Time of Coronavirus The Global Care Tilt: Migrant Caregivers Flock to Wealthy Countries...

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