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Govt leans on unions to make workers stay back in cities as economy sinks

Labour Secretary says focus should now be on reviving industry and gradually opening up the economy, so that there are adequate employment opportunities

A migrant wearing a protective mask boards a train to Jharkhand, during the nationwide lockdown, in Jalandhar. Photo: PTI
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A migrant wearing a protective mask boards a train to Jharkhand, during the nationwide lockdown, in Jalandhar. Photo: PTI

Somesh Jha New Delhi
The Union government on Wednesday held a meeting with the central labour unions and told them to persuade the migrant workers to participate in economic activities, instead of leaving for their homes.

In the meeting, chaired by labour and employment minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar, the trade unions, however, told officials that workers who want to return home should be facilitated and should be incentivised by giving them cash or by giving them good facilities to live.

“The Labour Secretary (Heera Lal Samariya) stated that the focus should now be on reviving industry and gradually opening up the economy, so that

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