Webinar on COVID-19 : Second Wave

Webinar on COVID-19 : Second Wave

COVID19: Second Wave: IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR INFORMAL SECTOR AND MIGRANT WORKERS

About the webinar on COVID-19 : Second Wave

COVID 19 pandemic and the second wave is more unprecedented. It is once again a major public health crisis and vulnerabilities are multifold this time due to the new strain of the virus. Nationwide lockdown during the first wave had already the deepest impact on India’s informal sector workers and migrants. In the backdrop of the current crisis, where the livelihood of the informal workers has been hit the hardest, it is pertinent, now more than ever, to initiate conversations on rolling out protective social security measures for the informal workers. Moreover, ensuring easy access to good quality public health and education is the need of the hour.

Sat, May 1, 2021 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM IST

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