Migrant workers desperate to return to their homes wait for transport to a railway station in Ahmedabad, India, on May 13. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Modi’s coronavirus response leaves India’s poor migrant workers to suffer
- Precarious and crowded living conditions for those working in the informal economy make social distancing and handwashing unfeasible
- The government’s response has been inadequate and largely focused on long-term economic uplift, leaving the poor cast adrift with no access to social protections
Migrant workers desperate to return to their homes wait for transport to a railway station in Ahmedabad, India, on May 13. Photo: AP