Covid-19 lockdown: ‘If we die, it’s our fate. But, don’t snatch our livelihood’
The Hindu
Daily wage earners fear another lockdown will render them jobless, penniless and force them to go hungry, question rationale of forcing people to stay indoors without compensation for loss of livelihood
The Karnataka Government’s decision to extend weekend and night curfew till the end of January has come as a huge blow to the more vulnerable sections of society who don’t have the luxury of working from home. Among daily wage workers, drivers and construction labourers, there’s a grim sense of deja vu amidst fears of another lockdown – something they cannot afford.
There is severe opposition to any lockdown among these sections.
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