2020 is sure making its entry in the history textbooks and will be remembered for so many reasons, be it a the novel corona virus disease, worldwide lockdown, countries relying on their own products for maximum purposes, trade going off the market in an era where globalization has much importance, this year has it all. COVID-19 is one of the most serious and deadly disease in the world and is solely responsible for all the mishaps each country has been going through since its origin in December 2019. This virus will result in one of the biggest unemployment crisis of all time. Not only the job-market will show a negative impact but also this virus has successfully highlighted the worst conditions of a country which somehow were always behind the bushes. One example that comes in my mind is that disparity has always been in this country, be it in income generation, jobs offered, standard of living, goods basket available or any other living condition being offered, there has always been a huge gap between the lower and upper class of individuals, even in times of a global pandemic the disparity exists and the people of lower rural class, or the daily wage earners and the labor class, are the ones most affected with no jobs, shelter, knowledge and protection. Essentials and resources have been an easy access for the upper communities whereas these people are struggling to not only acquire the essentials but also be able to afford them in proper quantities to survive the lockdown. Various measures have been taken by the government to provide support to the public in every possible way yet no strong evidence of improvement in the living conditions of these people has been noticed.

India’s standpoint of employment creation has not been that impressive since the 2000s. The data collected shows loss of jobs in a prolonged period with fall in the growth rate of employment generation as well. Although, the country has done economically well in other sectors be it trade or services yet employment in the country has always been up for a question. According to a latest survey by CIME, India’s overall rate of unemployment has increased from 8.4% to 23.8% recorded back in March. With the data released by CIME it was observed that with each passing week of lockdown the numbers just increased of people losing their jobs and being unemployed. With no same amount of income generation taking place in the industries, lay-offs had to happen.People have not only being laid off their works which is the monetary loss but are also facing loss of dignity, hope and support. Speaking of employment, there are two types of it; Formal and Informal, wherein formal workers are still on the positive end as they’ll receive some kind of protection from their companies, their loss although accountable but may not be a total deficit for them and on the other hand Informal workers are the once suffering the most with no protection of any means and will fall short of not only money but also will be affected psychologically.

In India, currently each and every fact/statement has been able to present the current “moving” situation of the workers from around the country. India’s labor condition has been published by many researchers yet no major measures have been taken to tackle the situation. Migrant laborers account for India’s major workforce in the unorganized sector. The actual number of this class of workers is not available as many are not registered. Yet it is estimated to be around 40-50 million of them. The exodus of these migrant workers which was observed in areas of New Delhi and Maharashtra has resulted in loss of livelihood as the migrants had chosen to go back home on their foot. A majority of domestic workers are not liable for government’s food grains supply and other measures taken to support them as these workers are not registered. Many of the workers have no guarantee of their jobs as their employers are ready to replace them. Not only are these workers being harassed and brutally treated about their accommodation and wages.

There’s definitely a need to introduce better and improved rights for the workers. Given the factthat even after so many researches and discussions no concrete decision has yet been taken insupport of the workers. With the years passing by may efforts were made in order to providesupport and to improve the domestic conditions of the workers but they have evidently beeninactive. Given the current situation of the country, lockdown has not only affected the incomegeneration of the domestic workers but has also had serious mental impact on them.It is evident that major steps are to be taken by the government in order to bridge the disparity gapbetween classes of individuals along with concrete laws supporting the rights of the domesticworkers. This lockdown should serve as an eye opener for the government so that this isconsidered as a serious matter to be worked on in the future.
Nevertheless the pandemic has not only been a major eye opener for all but has also played a majorrole in making the country self- sufficient in itself. Like any other recessionary period this shall alsorecover, this period will come out with trends and ideas that shall not only help the economy comeback to equilibrium but will also open platforms that weren’t a big name before the pandemic.Employment shall be generated again but this time with all the new platforms being catalysts inmaking the work happen in the country again. The new trends will include normalizing the “workfrom home” culture, opportunities shall be created via “digital” platform, “ecommerce”, “onlineeducation”, “cyber security” will play there parts in the big picture now. Healthcare and insurancecover shall be maintained and taken care of by companies and industries, logistics will get a shoutout as well, bridging in the gap between many territories and regions.