Ensure ‘universal basic income’ for migrant workers: Gita Sen

Ensure ‘universal basic income’ for migrant workers: Gita Sen

Gita Sen, an international scholar, says that the pandemic has shown the fragility of the economic systems, which has impacted informal workers, migrant workers, women, and minority communities, the most.

“We need to move towards universal basic income for everyone, including the migrant workers on whom our economies depend,” she said, speaking at an international conference.

She lamented that despite their contributions for development, countries are unwilling to recognise the migrant workers and give them citizenship rights.Gita Sen is an adjunct professor of Global Health and Population at the Harvard University and distinguished professor at Public Health Foundation of India.She has […]

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