Migration, Workers, and Fundamental Freedoms : Pandemic Vulnerabilities and States of Exception in India

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a mass exodus of India's migrant workers from the cities back to the villages. This book explores the social conditions and concerns around health, labour, migration, and gender that were thrown up as a result of this forced migration. The book examines the fai...

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Other Authors: Hans, Asha (Editor), Kannabiran, Kalpana (Editor), Mohanty, Manoranjan (Editor)
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Published: 2021
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