Covid-19, Migrant workers & Economic Recovery
In the quest of "Livelihood", humans have always kept moving. In some cases the movement has been natural and in some it has been forced by the circumstances. History shows that "Productivity" gain is an important outcome of such migrations. A country or a State and Industry in particular have benefited from the efficiency gains of such migrations. Once established as a base case, the migrant workers lay down a benchmark which rest of the community has to meet up, else it looses its employment opportunities to the migrant class. Various Indian States are reference examples of such incidences. There is no denial that the benefits have accrued over a period of time. During Covid-19 migrants have migrated again. In the short term, result of this migration, naturally, is mismatch of demand of skills against the supply of skills, particularly in the Manufacturing & Logistics sector where labour is trained with certain skills such that he performs the tasks efficientl...