Can states take care of their migrant workers?

When the nationwide lockout due to Kovid-19 was announced on March 24 last year, the reverse migration exposed the extremes of many state governments to handle the crisis. There were deep, systemic inadequacies that remained unheard for a long time, and it became clear that these should be addressed immediately. And according to the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year show, governments and policymakers are facing tough resource constraints – raising many questions on how states handle the needs of migrant workers. for example, Are states able to address the well being of these workers?

Do state governments have the financial capacity to handle the problems arising out of lost remittances as crowds of migrant workers quit their jobs in other parts of the country and returned home? And how will the destination states of internal migration address the labor gaps that persist in the wake of the lockdown migration? Among others, these questions, particularly as spectators of nativism looms, led to private sector-led, recent legislation in Jharkhand and Haryana seeking to reserve private sector jobs for locals. Attach greater importance, with potential adverse effects on economic recovery. India. The second part of The Indian Express’s eight-part webinar series Thinck Migration, which will go live today, will address these concerns.

Submitted by Omidyar Network India, The discussion by a panel of experts will also examine whether states are capable of taking care of those who migrate within their borders. The aim is to have a solution-oriented discussion between some bright minds and thought leaders of academics, industry, civil society, of course, panelists in government include Satyajit Rajan, Additional Chief Secretary (Labor and Skills), Government of Kerala; Yamini Iyer, President and Chief Executive, Center for Policy Research; Naushad Forbes, Co-President, Forbes Marshall, former President, CII and Center for Technology Innovation and Economic Research and Anant Aspen Center; Chinmay Tumbe, Professor, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad and Priya Deshingkar, Professor, University of Sussex. The session will be moderated by Udit Mishra, who is a deputy associate editor at Indian Express. . Who is a deputy associate editor at Indian Express.

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Solution-oriented discussions have to take place between some bright minds and thoughtful leaders of civil society, of course, the panelists in the government include Satyajit Rajan, Additional Chief Secretary (Labor and Skills), Government of Kerala; Yamini Iyer, President and Chief Executive, Center for Policy Research; Naushad Forbes, Co-President, Forbes Marshall, former President, CII and Center for Technology Innovation and Economic Research and Anant Aspen Center; Chinmay Tumbe, Professor, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad and Priya Deshingkar, Professor, University of Sussex. The session will be moderated by Udit Mishra, who is a deputy associate editor at Indian Express. .

Center for Policy Research; Naushad Forbes, Co-President, Forbes Marshall, former President, CII and Center for Technology Innovation and Economic Research and Anant Aspen Center; Chinmay Tumbe, Professor, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad and Priya Deshingkar, Professor, University of Sussex. The session will be moderated by Udit Mishra, who is a deputy associate editor at Indian Express. . Center for Policy Research; Naushad Forbes, Co-President, Forbes Marshall, former President, CII and Center for Technology Innovation and Economic Research and Anant Aspen Center; Chinmay Tumbe, Professor, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad and Priya Deshingkar, Professor, University of Sussex. The session will be moderated by Udit Mishra, who is a deputy associate editor at Indian Express. .