Figure 47 Lockdown effects on Workers (Source: The Indian Express- news website

Figure 47 Lockdown effects on Workers (Source: The Indian Express- news website)

The news about the t1 and d1 workers living in s3 while they are coming onto the roads because of the food shortage. In less than a week Surat has witnessed three such incidents where restless migrants hit the streets for food - the last two were reported in Laskana and Varachha area in Surat. As many as 92.5 percent of laborers have already lost one to three weeks of work, as per the survey done by a civil society organization that focuses on the human rights of socially excluded communities.

The lounge services were also faced difficulties because of the pandemic situation and this also affect the service in the Surat city named ‘living in rooms’ which provide staying and food facilities to the migrants. The workers stay under one roof with allocated space. Family members who are working in different shifts used to live in the same space in a shift of 12 hours like 7 p.m to 7 a.m. This scenario is the same for d1 and t1 workers. The hall has no separation and the space is so dark without any ventilation facility. The food-making area is on a different floor with basic facilities and because of the covid situation making food in such a large amount is impossible and that becomes the prime reason of short term duration of migrants.

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