This message should have come before lock-down implemented. At that time, we were enjoying the Taali Thali nautanki.

INHUMANE OWNERS, SINCE THEY REFUSE TO PAY /STILL NOT PAID THEIR workers MARCH 2020 SALARY,HOW DARE THEY NOW THREATENS WORKER TO RETURN THEIR JOB -HOW STUPIDITY says now they cut off there salary,SHAME ON THEM,WORKERS ARE NOT THEIR slave, ESPECIALLY I REQUEST HOSPITALITY WORKERS NOT TO RETURN TO WORK IN SO CALLED HOSPITALITY HOTEL, since you are always exploit by your employer in case if you want to go under your family situation you go to work - at the same time i request you to ask them to pay minimum state government salary to pay after your EIGHT HOURS WORK if WORK MORE than * hours ASK OVER TIME DOUBLE SALARY. MY DEAR WORKERS this is your term - don't work like slave any more.

Asli India! Dekho dekho.This had to happen.Once again the rich and powerful are having their way out. Definitely we need one more wave targeted at these people only, who abuse the lower classes. God has his ways. Some people never learn.

These factory owners couldn’t look after their workers for a month and instead threatening them with pay cuts and other forms of disciplinary action.What kind of society are we living in?

Sanjay ur true....my mom has a fashion and garment small industry.....we have 18 workers...but our orders r stuck n we couldn't pay much to workers as we kept some working capital resevers bank bank refused new loans...3 had gone home....now4 out of 9west bengal workers want go home when work is there and they have good free rooms, electricity,water...they told they will go home even through they have better condition here than in there rural mud houses. My mom told ok and meanwhile she got 3 workers. when we gave so much...they never cared for us...this is condition of migrants all over my place in saree waving factors

could not give then cover for a month now flexing muscle to thumbs down them, we are not feudalism any more.

When factories were shut, PM asked companies to continue paying salaries. The deepest pockets (Central Government) were not allowed to be used. Small and Medium Businesses did not pay much to the workers during this time as their pockets were not deep. Workers could not pay rent and hence shifted out of their accommodation, herded into camps. Meals during their times in camps were provided by NGOs and Donors. Governments watched from the sidelines, both central and state, purse strings loosened barely. Allowing them to return home resulted in another game between center and states, who bears the cost? Who paid - WORKERS. All because THE MIGRANT WORKERS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A VOTE BANK. Now that there is permission to restart industry, there is talk of penalties and pay cuts... WOW. Pay cut on whom? Workers who do not have a job and had no money paid to them for nearly 2 months? Penalties - on workers who have been penalized mercilessly in the past few weeks WOW & WOW. All because our governments, Central and State, have not only shown ineptness in their planning but also have been narrow sighted (can't look beyond their noses). Not only has the Lockdown been converted to a colossal failure but a huge PENALTY for the entire country. So who deserves this penalty ... Workers or Governments?

insted workers should be allowed to spend time with the family after facing hardships law be passed passed to give workers one month leave with pay and passage fare to return. All will be happy to return and work with enthusiasm.even double shift.

Every Indian knows how difficult to get jobs/employment now. There are lakhs of people actually in search of employment in the country. The unemployment scenario is there not only in educated class but also in many areas of unorganized sectors. The Covid-19 pandemic has created more problems in the entire world. The unemployment situation will arise not only in India but also in the world. Many employed in various jobs and also labourers left major cities largely from Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi etc., to their Home town either with the fear of attacking corona virus or with other problems. Migrants who have come to cities for work and usually they might have not willingly agreed to leave the cities with so much large in number at a time. The migrants might have left the cities for their hometown on their own or with some leaders instigation but they will have to return to the duties or other wise they may be terminated. The migrants would have not left the places without thinking the adverse effect of unemployment. Is it possible to provide jobs and employment to the migrants in their home State? Now the economic activities slowly commenced and will pick up in one or two months by the time the corona virus effect will be reduced. The industries and companies cannot wait for migrants without commencing the regular economic activities except to commence immediately. Therefore the migrants have no option except to return to their duties otherwise they likely to lose their jobs.

सामठतवाद ठठया हॠ, ठाम नहॠठठरॠठॠतॠभॠठse mar ठाठठॠ, politicians, administration, judiciary, sab saheb ke sath hain

Sorry state of affairs. It's so evident now. When workers are in trouble, Modiji said,'please don't fire them.' when Industries are in trouble, a law is being passed to bring them back. very unfair.

wow...is this jungle raaj?

had the state and industries supported the labourers in the hours of need, why they abandon jobs. Lack of communication and commitments from corporates made them to run with lot of humility and fear of survival. Hope we are moving towards pure capitalism and unethical employment as any dictatorship rule. Corporates think labourers can be exploited to any extent with keeping politicians in their hands by giving favors

Firstly, Modi jeopardizes their livelihood and makes the lives of poor migrants a hell by making a sudden, ill planned and strategyless decision of lockdown. And now his administration threatens them to get back to work. These are the symptoms of a disease called dictatorship. All these poor migrants who might have foolishely voted for Modi, must be enjoying now the ache din offered by an Illiterate PM.

If workers're loyal to employer,they will happily be back without any compulsion. Level of loyalty purely based on how they were treated at their hard time by respective employers and state governments. Govnmt can't take any legal action against one who doesn't wish to come back and decides to follow desired profession in own state. Right to pursue desired profession anywhere in India falls under fundamental rights and duties not under Labour Laws.So, will it be amended? Above all, labour laws only applicable to organized sectors.

Bonded labour?

if industries support worker without condition for 3 months,they not back there homes and other problem of trasportation not create.

sref dorao poile bimari ka abhi job jane ka , e kya mahal hai, sash band ho raha hai....

Workers faced great great difficulties to their homes.How painful is was to see total assets on their head tyed with temporary sting.They lost their job and pay having no deposits with them.Now Governments have freezed application of Labour laws .Who would like to work in conditions of hire and fire under prolonged working hours.Many lost their life,became divk,faced lathis,walking without food for days carrying small children.Their is bound to be labour shortage every where.Every one wants to work with honour and respect.If you do not give me salary on or before my departure to home then I will hate to work in your organisation.Labour has built our factories houses, infrastructure but they are out .We must learn a lesson from the recommendations of Lord William Bevridge.Govt must consider to provide free transport for labourto return on job and work with dignity and restore labour laws in the interest of Labour clasd and introduce inhanced minimum wages and it's violation be considered as an offence..

We have data for workers who fled but we can't feed them or make arrengments for them to go back home

Government has no idea how MSMEs work and what is the condition of unorganized labour. Labour did not order lockdown.

WTF Gujju frauds are killing innocent people

JAI HO LOTUS IT MAY BE PREFERABLE TO SHIFT INDUSTRIES WHERE THE LABOUR GOVTS INPUT TO CREATE INDUSTRIAL PARKS WITH INFRASTRUCTURE .ALL THESE MSME WHICH REQUIRE ONLY UNSKILLED OR SEMI SKILLED WORKERS SHOULD BE MOVED OUT OF THE CITIES

Very good decision by workers in tough time company don't support their employee now they required them bach why

Facing very tough times in lock down,for approximately 50 days,many had no food,money,starved, and worried about their parents,children at home,and wanted to be with them,facing lathi charge on highway, travelled alongside Railway track, many died on the way, many travelled Thousands of Kilometres on foot,by cycle, many got accidentes, Are Half of them coming back ?

pay cut is ok for the period they don't return to work. but till lock down is in vogue owner should pay

people should teach this govt a lesson. we need Right to Recall Bill, 2017 introduced by Vaurn Gandhi which is pending in parliament as soon as possible.

Let the homesick migrant workers remain in their secured but hungry families and just know how much harassment they have created.The factory owners must train local interested fellows to start production.I am sure there will be much hardship and waste of time to develop skilled workers but in future if again something unprecedented like covid happens the workers will be there to work when asked for.Migrant workers betrayed their adopted state miserably.

Punitive action should not be imposed against the labour force.First of all under labour act and contract act procure data of total number of labours and register and the supply of labour force and methodologies are followed as per act. Calculate total number of labourers locally and migragrated labourers.All are registered and in case individual organisation procure labour or have they engaged agent to source the labourer. In the most of local contract use to engage a broker for sourcing labour.Many of them are not registered.It becomes huge obstacle being faced whereabouts of labourer and sources.The payment and other key facilities given to them and redress of disputed ,are not clear.This is golden opportunities for the ruling government to get data and regulation follow up of organizations.When the basic things are not followed how can the labour issue can be settled.

wow yaar 12 hours work... punitive actionlooks like forced labour worst govt

Unethical views by GOI . pl understand and empathise with the labour force . They are the helpless lot and heart goes out to them. I believe that GOI is responsible for the mess created in the last 2 months . Closing India overnight without any thought process has created the mess. 2-3 days should have been provided after 23rd to enable labour to move to their homelands would have enable them to return back to work after 2 months .

First shift all factories to Bihar, Jharkand, orissa, MP from where this migrant labour come to bangalore, chennai , kerala. If that is not feasible , dont give any approval for new factories in South India.

This is the result of unplanned lockdown, similar to unplanned Demonetisation. Now it is clear that this Government has no clear vision about future plan of action and has brought entire country is a confused state, whether lockdown will be lifted or not, whether shops, malls, restaurants etc. will open or not? No clarity on any issue. The mingrant labourers are so much frustated that they are at a stage of "Do or Die". How they will come back to work? Government's strict action will make the situation more critical. So it's the time for the Government to sit quite for the time being and chalk out future plan of action to bring the economy back on track.

Every Indian media is saying migrating workers are going back, who may / may not come back. Why media is not doing any innovative socialism, human race developmental work in India? Media is only showing problems & blaming migrant workers, politics, administrative services, industries etc. Who are allowing them to travel in trucks, milk tankers? Will Government Agencies recertify those milk tankers? During normal case we see workers travel in trucks, JCBs to work locations. Why there is no law in India to ban travelling on tracks, JCBs? If there is strict law who are going to implement those dos / don'ts? Why there is no disciplinary actions like ban / huge financial fines on farms involved in those malpractices? Why license of those vehicles & drivers are not cancelled? Why media is not brain storming real problem of accommodation, life style like education, health, birth control for migrant workers?

judiciary is sleeping, no suo motto

This is worse than bonded labor.

bad time for labour class

Absolutely weak Healthcare System that does not give any safety to the Labour class...so they are fleeing to their native place.. BJP's DICRATIRSHIP cannot bring them back infusing FEAR.

When the life itself is in danger why the Labourers should care about Punitive Measures ?? With full majority Government in hand- Modi, Yogi, etc are thinking that they are DICTATORS who can bring any rules, thay dont have any plans to improve the Healthcare System in Inda. LOOTERS licking the feets of Corporates.

Wow! Mr Modi and party . First you implement an unplanned lockdown, starve the migrants , do not give salary, do not help them to travel to hometown and now penalise them for not joining back.Keep it up , we will vote for you only next time.!!!!!!

Migrant workers have had 1st experience from the POLICE when they gathered last month in Mumbai to leave for their homes, instead assurance they got beaten up. They are thinking whichever GOVERNMENT it may be - The Political cannot be trusted is the general thinking with them as well as Me. They are thinking a prudent thought to be away from working for companies. They will make the GOVERNMENT to come THEIR terms. They are not bothered at all is my assumption on the Government which is not helping them. VOTE BANK FALSE PROMISES THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED & I THINK THEY ARE FED UP INCL. ME

Very very strange situations between employment refuse to unemployment.Opposition partiesLike congress should check and legal positionTSG 82

ugly and unfair mind sets of these states. Unethical and anti business!

gunda raaj rules favoring rich as usual

why govt can't bring such rule for worker to pay by the employee, shame on modi, destroyer of the country poor man, the want to bring back east india company rule.....

It is not correct to cut workers salary. when they need more company will not take care about them now if they reach at their home town they want to spend more time with family. But Indian Govt. support only industrial not workers. It is available everywhere in India where Govt. run by such industrial.

First you withhold salaries citing crisis leaving "more economical" contractual staff to fend for themselves without any hand holding in such times. Then you find an excuse to withold salaries and punitive action if they don't join duty?...Ridiculous and shameless opportunists!

The monsoon is en route and migrant workers if home after a long perilous journey can find local jobs however low paying, would perhaps prefer that to trekking all the way back to the slums of the cities they were in - not all of them are unskilled labour and Industry may have machines, raw materials, power but without competent and enough manpower, they will go nowhere. To see life as the middle or upper classes see it isnt the way of the labour class - the treatment they have received to date will leave seeds of doubt if and when such a situation arises again - and the pandemic may come back in a second wave.... So, this labour vs capital situation is fraught with great grave risks.

Ppl are running from cities in trucks where there is no social distancing, no precautions risking their lives... industries are finished as of now and starting trains is going to make things worse

This is completely unfair to workers. First you do not look after them when required, do not provide them food, Do not pay salary to them during lockdown, Now you want to take punitive action against them. Hope better sense prevails. You cannot force them to work now