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Industry bodies hope PM's address will help stop exodus of workers
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SME Times News Bureau | 21 Apr, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed the nation on Tuesday in
which he assured that no lockdown would be imposed, has provided hope to
the industries association in Gurugram that the mass exodus of migrant
workers will stop.
During his address on Tuesday the PM had urged
the labourers and workers to remain relaxed and keep doing their work
as there is no need to panic.
The representative of industrial
associations in Gurugram told IANS that the lockdown in Delhi due to the
sharp spike in Covid-19 cases starting from Monday has panicked the
labourers. Workers employed in industries and construction work have
started leaving fearing a repeat of last year's situation, despite
repeated assurances by the state government.
Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar said on Tuesday that industries in the state will
not be affected like last year and work would not be hampered.
Factory
owners in Manesar, Udyog Vihar and Sector-37 said that at least 20 to
25% of the workers have left the city and they expect more to leave, as
the decision of the Delhi government to announce a lockdown and the
enforcement of a night curfew in Haryana led to panic among migrants.
It
is estimated that thousands of labourers in groups have left for their
native places. Huge numbers of people are leaving the city in private
buses from Rajiv Chowk, Sector-12, Sector-37, Sector-34 and Khandsa for
UP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
"Lockdown in the
national capital has triggered panic among the workers. Despite our
assurance the labourers are leaving Gurugram. Several workers from Udyog
Vihar and Sector-37 industrial area have left the city fearing lockdown
in Haryana. The mass migrant exodus will hamper ongoing production in
the industries," KK Gandhi, President Sector-37, Industrial Association
told IANS, adding that we hope the Prime Minister's assurance about no
lockdown will give some confidence to the workers and the mass exodus
will stop.
"Industries are worried about migrant exodus as at
export houses maximum labourers are from Bihar, who are expert in
garments. If they keep going to their places it will surely hit the
garments industries hard. The closure of markets in Delhi has already
stopped raw material supply and lack of workers will further hit
industry badly," said Gulshan Chug, a garment unit owner in Gurugram.
Pawan
Yadav, president, IMT Industrial Association, said that workers should
not worry and industry will support them if a difficult situation
arises.
"We have urged the workers not to leave the city. Even
we are informing them that the Haryana government has assured there will
be no lockdown in the state. But now after the Prime Minister's
assurance about no lockdown we expect that the workers will accept the
PM' word and will stay here," Yadav told IANS.
Taking cognizance
of the problems faced by the workers, Khattar, who addressed the people
in the state on Tuesday evening, urged migrant workers not to panic and
remain calm. He said that economic activities will not be stopped and
assured that industries across the state will remain operational in all
circumstances.
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