Neha Bhowmik, Presidency University, Bangalore
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic plays an important role in declining the global economy. The Covid- 19 pandemic, the unpredictable global crisis also faced by the labour in India in living memory. Most of the Labours' employment and livelihoods were at risk. There was uncertainty over their future. Many workers lost their jobs and income due to the pandemic. During that time labourers were trapped in many cities trying to return to their hometowns and faced massive problems because of the unavailability of transport. The weakness of labours was exposed badly in the pandemic or global crisis. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Global crisis affected 14 million workers which not only affected their employment but also their livelihood as there was a wage cut due to which they used to get less income In the end it was difficult for them to have a good standard of living. Even in unsafe working conditions workers continued working and employers have failed to give adequate protective measures.
This paper examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the labours of Indians and their work. The challenges or consequences faced by labourers. Along with this problem, labours face difficulty in surviving in such an environment. In COVID-19- 19, the rights of labourers were also violated from cut wages to lost jobs. Employers also took advantage of the pandemic to exploit the workers by giving less amount of salary and laying off workers without paying salaries. This paper also focuses on the legal protection of workers during the pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19, Labourer, ILO, layoff, legal protections
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