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Amid lockdown, initiatives to help daily wage workers hit a roadblock
Updated On: 25 March, 2020 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
As state government announces lockdown, initiatives announced by the Producers' Guild, FWICE to help daily wage workers hit a roadblock.
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Mishra, Kapur and Advani were among those who initiated the dialogue around the plight of daily wage workers
A week since the Producers' Guild announced the setting up of a relief fund for the daily wage workers and the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) promised to distribute groceries and other essentials, there has been little progress on the initiatives. The associations' best intentions have hit a roadblock with the state government imposing Section 144 from Monday.
Manish Goswami, vice president, Producers' Guild, says, "Not every daily wage worker has a bank account, so they would have to come and collect the money. At this point, an assembly of four to five people is not allowed, so we can neither gather [those in need] nor conduct meetings."
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