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Questions to be addressed to Saji Narayann, BMS President

May 28, 2020
Questions to be addressed to Saji Narayann, BMS President
  1. How do you think the lockdown has impacted migrant worker’s lives?
  2. Is he aware of the actual number of the migrant workers stuck in different states because of the lockdown?
  3. Has the classification between native state workers and migrant workers been done yet?
  4. Do you think that the government should have made transportation arrangements for such stuck migrant workers before the lockdown?
  5. Do you think that the government has been successful in ensuring that ration reaches to such migrant population?
  6. Do you think that the government has been successful in transferring funds as promised into the bank accounts of such workers?
  7. Do you think that the workers belonging to the unorganised sector are at a substantial disadvantage under the present governmental schemes?
  8. Do you think that the government is being successful in suppressing the revolt among such workers?
  9. What is your opinion about states bringing students stuck in Kota home through state government arranged buses, but similar provisions are not being made for migrant workers?
  10. Do you think the substantial cut down in migrant worker’s remittances, from urban to rural areas is having a disastrous impact on the financial condition of the families of such rural workers?
  11. Do you think that the government should have announced advanced payment of salary to such workers before the lockdown?
  12. Do you think that the government has passed or failed to mitigate the grievances of the workers working on a per day basis, or contractual employment?
  13. Do you think that a green signal by government to resuming of construction work at non-risky zones is a good initiative?
  14. Do you think that there is a need of more restrictions to be taken back, or loosened?
  15.  If yes, which ones?
  16.  Do you think that sufficient medical services are provided to such workers?

Do you think that the lockdown, if extended beyond 3rd may, may ignite a strong wave of discontentment among workers?

Article Witten by- Lavanya Ambalkar

Law Student- (Symbiosis Law School, Pune)

(HRDI Work from Home Internship)