The corridor of uncertainty

The duration of the lockdown and the uncertainty around it has made life difficult for migrant workers. It has wrecked them emotionally and financially as many stayed back hoping for a better tomorrow

The efforts of governments across the National Capital Region (NCR) to contain the second wave of COVID-19 have only ended up in compounding the misery of daily wagers and migrant workers, the most ravaged and vulnerable group during the pandemic. To leave or not to leave was the question as the government kept extending the lockdown. No matter what they chose, another significant question arose inevitably. What then? For some, making the long journey back home meant exhausting their little savings accumulated during the incremental ‘unlock’ phases after last year’s national lockdown. Others either didn’t have enough for a ticket to home or little prospects at home.