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Vani Viswanathan
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Lost jobs, lower wages and stigma – how the pandemic has hurt domestic workers in India
In a survey conducted in Tamil Nadu, 35% of 150 women respondents who were earlier employed in the unorganised sector had lost their jobs since May 2020.
Lamuel Enoch & Vani Viswanathan
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Lessons from the lockdown for India’s rural employment scheme
Often the sole source of income for households in villages, NREGA has been plagued with issues during the pandemic.
Vani Viswanathan, Sultan Ahmad & Aaditeshwar Seth
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Lockdown stories from the Hindi heartland highlight gaps in public services that need fixing
Six in ten of survey respondents had not received rations. Many did not seem to be getting cooked food being distributed by government or NGOs.
Vani Viswanathan
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