The duration of the lockdown and the uncertainty around it has made life difficult for migrant workers. To leave or not to leave was the question as the government kept extending the lockdown. According to the Migrant Workers Solidarity Network (MWSN), a volunteer group started last year in response to migrants’ crisis, workers in NCR have continued to reach out for basic help like food during the lockdown. Urgent intervention is required to ensure that migrant workers’ right to housing is protected. On the Yamuna Expressway, migrant workers were willing to pay any amount to board private buses.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2021 17:29 UTC