Photos: A lockdown, and a long journey home
Thousands of migrant workers are leaving cities to walk thousands of kilometres to their home towns, after the government declared a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. This has resulted in deaths from starvation and exhaustion, and caused crowds at train stations and bus stands as labourers try to find transport
Curated By:
Aditi Tailang
Crowds of Indian migrant workers wait to board buses to return to their native villages as a nationwide lockdown continues to stop the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) on March 28, 2020, in Ghaziabad. The lockdown has already disproportionately hurt marginalized communities due to loss of livelihood and lack of food, shelter, health, and other basic needs. Tens of thousands of out-of-work migrant workers are stranded, with rail and bus services shut down.
