The Ministry of Home Affairs in its order dated 19th April 2020 has issued a standard operating procedure for movement of stranded migrant labourers, within states and union territories (UTs) where they are currently located due to lockdown.
The workers employed in industry, agriculture, construction and other sectors have moved from their respective places of work and are currently housed in relief/ shelter camps. Since the government has allowed additional new activities outside the containment zones in the consolidated revised guidelines with effect from 20th April 2020, these workers can be engaged in industrial, manufacturing, construction, farming and MNREGA works.
Therefore the Ministry has issued the following guidelines in order to facilitate the movement of the migrant labourers within the state or union territory:
- The migrant labourers currently residing in relief/shelter camp in States and UTs should be registered with the local authority concerned and their skill mapping be carried out to find out their sustainability for various kinds of works.
- The asymptomatic labourers would be transported to their respective places of work if they wish to go to their places of work within the state.
- However, there shall be no movement of labour outside the state/UT from where they are currently located.
- Safe social distancing norms must be followed and the buses used for transport are to be sanitized as per the guidelines of the health authorities.
- The national directives for COVID-19 management issued under the consolidated revised guidelines dated 15th April 2020 shall be strictly followed.
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