Indias Second COVID-19 Wave Shatters Livelihood Hopes of Poor Migrant Labourers

NEW DEHLI, May 25 (IPS) - Last month, in the midst of New Dehli’s coronavirus lockdown, 37- year-old labourer Prakash Kumar wanted to return to his rural home in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. But instead of travelling the usual few hours by bus, Kumar had to journey for three days.

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