Goonj Founder Anshu Gupta Explains Why It's Wrong to Say Migrant Workers Are 'Escaping'

DISCLAIMER: This podcast has been recorded on Skype due to the ongoing lockdown. We apologise for the bad audio quality.

Even though the coronavirus pandemic is the big crisis of the moment, for the underprivileged it is hunger and starvation that is the bigger crisis.

Did it take a pandemic and a lockdown for the country’s privileged to understand who does the bulk of our work?

The migrant labourers who help in running are households are stuck in cities without jobs and money. The farmers who bring food to our plate are at the receiving end of an agrarian crisis triggered by the lockdown.

Tune in to this podcast where we speak with Anshu Gupta, Founder-Director of Goonj and NGO which is currently helping the migrant workers on ground. Gupta talks about why they felt the necessity to take the drastic measure or walking back home, what the government needs to do for them and what citizens like you and me can do for them.

The Quint has partnered with Goonj in their Rahat COVID-19 initiative to support the migrant workers.

We urge you to click here and donate. All monetary donations are critical for essential purchase and logistics to support the affected communities.

Producer: Shorbori Purkayastha Guest: Anshu Gupta, Founder-Director, Goonj Music: Big Bang Fuzz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices