THE IMPACT OF INDIA'S LOCKDOWN ON LABOUR RIGHTS: EXAMINING OPTIONS FOR RELIEF AND REFORM

The announcement of a 21-day nationwide lockdown by our Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi on March 24, 2020, to combat the COVID 19 pandemic that had just struck India, was urgently needed. All businesses and factories were closed, and everyone was instructed to stay inside their houses, which severely restricted the movement of the world's 1.38 billion inhabitants. People were having a really difficult time, so they began to rush to meet their fundamental requirements. As the covid expanded, so did the lockdown, which made things more difficult for the populace. Workers in various offices and in industries were those that suffered the most. Due to the lockdown, workers who had traveled from other locations to work were unemployed, and as a consequence of a shortage of resources for their daily needs, we saw a massive emigration of workers back to their homes. It caused millions of people to lose their jobs.