Job loss, cash crunch return to haunt migrant workers

Hyderabad:As the second wave of Covid intensifies, migrant workers in Hyderabad are left to bear the brunt of it, all over again. Much like 2020, this time too, many have found themselves at the mercy of their employers, who’ve either withheld salaries — for fear of them leaving town and not returning to work -- or unceremoniously shown them the door, without clearing dues.

- Sudipta Sengupta

Strapped for employment and money, some workers say they have no choice but to go back to their hometowns, albeit reluctantly.

Though social organisations, working with the migrant workforce on ground, say that there isn’t an exodus just yet, they fear that more and more people might hit the road soon, for fear of being left stranded here.