“Every day, hundreds of labourers are being laid off across the country since the government imposed the lockdown last month,” Swati told Anadolu Agency. They do not have any social security or legal cover. The Labour day is going to miss the traditional fanfare this year due to the coronavirus lockdown. “This will be a completely different Labour Day as the labourers never faced situation like this. Liaquat Ali Sahi, a Karachi-based trade unionist, opined that the coronavirus crisis has exposed the country’s labour system.

Source: The Express Tribune April 30, 2020 12:56 UTC