Gujarat, MP and UP have relaxed their labour laws considerably to “kickstart economic activities” and “attract foreign companies” following the long nationwide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus. Meanwhile, migrants workers continue to take risks travelling back home.
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At least 16 migrant workers were killed when a goods train ran over them in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad, on Friday morning. The migrants were reportedly sleeping on the tracks after being exhausted while walking along the railway line towards their native places in Madhya Pradesh.
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Soon after a meeting between the Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and top property developers, the state government has decided to cancel all Shramik Special trains which the railways started running to ferry migrant workers.
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi announced that her party will bear the ticket costs of migrants travelling to their destinations. Following this, the ruling BJP government scrambled to neutralize the huge political point the Congress scored.
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Thousands of migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are leaving for their villages from Gujarat after the alleged rape of a 14-month-old girl that sparked violent attacks against non-Gujarati people.
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