Tag: Migrant Labourers
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Universal Basic Income for Migrant Workers amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining the Feasibility in India
Introduction The issue of migrant workers has plagued the world, and largely the South Asian Region, in lieu of the lockdowns issued, owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in suspension or closures of multiple institutions and businesses and rendered many migrant workers unemployed, without a regular income. This has had…
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Analyzing the Legality of UP Governments’ Ordinance on Exemption of Labour Laws
COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic by the Director-General of the World Health Organization on 11th March 2020. The crisis has not only had a significant and catastrophic effect on the lives of individuals all over the world but also continues to have an apparent and profound influence on all the industries. Labour and employees…
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Averting the Migrant tragedy: Constitutional and Legal Framework
When political analyst Ashwani Kumar called Migrants labourers as the most disenfranchised invisible citizen and when Sr. Advocate Kapil Sibal asked judiciary for holding government accountable on the handling of pandemic, both were questioning the government’s welfare policies and the due process followed in implementing it. However, little we know about an already existing law…
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Reparations Owed to Migrant Labourers
Apathy towards Migrant Labourers While most of us are lamenting over the lockdown or wondering about what to watch next on our favourite OTT, there are a large number of migrant labourers who are worried about their survival. The migrant labourers have probably seen the worst form of apathy. Every day was shocking news for…
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