Impact of the Lockdown on Urban Livelihoods

[...]26,000 shelters (for 1.5 million migrant workers) and over 38,000 food camps were set up across the country in the initial weeks of the lockdown, which took care of more than 10 million people together for food and around two million for shelter, supported by the government, NGOs and employers...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2020-06
Main Authors: Balwant Singh Mehta, Kumar, Arjun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Developing countries
Economic activity
Freedom of movement
Informal economy
Migrant workers
Pandemics
Self employment
Skilled labor
Unemployment
Urban areas
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Summary:[...]26,000 shelters (for 1.5 million migrant workers) and over 38,000 food camps were set up across the country in the initial weeks of the lockdown, which took care of more than 10 million people together for food and around two million for shelter, supported by the government, NGOs and employers as on 12 April 2020. According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2017–18, about 90% (or 419 million) workers are engaged in the informal sector out of the total 465 million workers in the country. The current nationwide lockdown in India has severely affected informal workers and forced many of them to either stay in shelters or return to their native places. Besides these informal workers, many persons involved in the organised sector (unregistered firms) who may not be jobless at present can find themselves without a job after the lockdown period is over, if many enterprises refuse to take them back.
ISSN:0012-9976