Brother tells me the migrant workers in his manufacturing unit, were so scared of an imminent shutdown of the company (coz of a few days of inactivity) they got money, bought bicycles and left for their home. Were quarantined in their home state, now they want to come back.
Supervisors assured them the co. is not going to shut down, but the rumors were so thick, that they left. 4 brothers together earned uowards of 55K. All of them are home now, with money depleting. Daily quarrels at home. Wanna come back. State govt is instructing to hire locals.
Brother says, there is intense fear mongering at their levels. So many rumors. Modi is going to shut all industries, will shut down roads and you will have to starve. So leave before it's too late. 🤦
None of these journalist fuckers are trying to get to the bottom of this. They enjoy misery porn coz it gets clicks and TRPs. Their solution is to transport these workers safely back to their life of penury. The govt too gave in. This is far from a solution.
But the ultimate responsibility lies with the govt. They totally failed to foresee this confusion among the lowest strata. Workers remit almost all of their earnings back home, choosing to live in acute misery. Root of the problem is systemic, i.e. lack of jobs in home state.
