“Migrant Workers Who Walked Hundreds of Miles to Reach Their Villages Need Help”

… He was working in Hyderabad as a construction worker when lockdown was declared. After waiting for a few days he decided to leave with two other friends from the area. After walking on the highway for a long time they managed to get a ride in a truck. This set a pattern — truck journey followed by some walking, then looking again for a truck ride, all the time remaining very uncertain about what happens next and struggling to eat…

At the border of Uttar Pradesh the problems increased further. The police said that people like you are bringing corona in Uttar Pradesh so you have to go back…

Pappu, a worker in the saree printing industry, covered the journey from Surat to his village...This journey took 26 days...

Several hundred thousand migrant workers were on road during those days of lockdowns. As they started their long trek home, many of them on almost empty stomachs, they faced harassment and several times they were asked to go back, but there was nowhere to go back to…