View: Creating a digital job market can go a long way in solving India's migrant crisis
As early as mid-June, some industries had been sending their people into villages to try and bring back their migrant workers.
Synopsis
In its June 9 order, the Supreme Court had asked state governments to create help desks for returning migrant labourers, and note down their skill sets and prepare a database at the village and block level, so that they could easily find employment near their homes.
By Suman Layak & Bivas ChakrabortyThe migrant workers’ homeward trudge between April and June in the face of lockdown has created its own set of opportunities. It is for the governments and prospective employers to act upon it. As they made their way home, they came in contact with India’s digital ecosystem, at multiple points. Migrant workers have been screened for Covid-19 and their movement has been recorded. Around 60 lakh also bought train
ET Bureau
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