As produc­tions halt and projec­ts cancel, freela­ncers grappl­e with uncert­ainty and daily wagers slide into hopele­ssness­KARACHI : ‘This too shall pass’ is a phrase that has been doing rounds on social media since the lockdown began. Those of us with reserves will focus on the future while those of us without them will focus on today – just like the daily wagers. But what about the daily wagers who work among these public figures and are left unnoticed? If something stopped at the pre-production phase with less than a month’s span of work, payments can’t be made. “This would lead to lesser jobs, of course, but the daily wagers would even be willing to work in lower amounts since they’ve been unemployed for so long.”Debts and daily wagersAmanullah, a light and camera person agrees.

Source: The Express Tribune April 09, 2020 08:15 UTC