ABSTRACT
The announcement of the Narendra Modi government for complete lockdown, which started from 24 March, caused a sudden halt in all sorts of economic activities including complete shutdown of factories, markets, construction sites, food delivery systems all over India excluding necessary emergency services. This sudden lockdown, which included suspension of work and loss of wages, made the current situation even graver for the survival of these daily wage earners. The journey of these migrant workers from exile to home became a nightmare. Difficult living and working conditions, exposure to occupational health hazards, violence at the workplace, exclusion from the access to public services and limited social protection for migrants due to the regulatory procedures in the destination states and the lack of the inclusion of the migrants in the socio-political dynamics of the city, mark the life of the migrant workers.
