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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

Group of volunteers connecting relief to workers stranded across India due to the covid-19 lockdown while documenting their experiences. strandedworkers.in Across India Joined April 2020
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Seema Mundoli @MundoliSeema

3 years ago

@StrandedWorkers a volunteer group that came together during the lockdown in 2020 and 2021 to help workers in distress recognised for its work. This was a motley group of volunteers who did what little they could. Hoping we don't ever have to see such horrifying times again.

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

3 years ago

@StrandedWorkers a volunteer group that came together during the lockdown in 2020 and 2021 to help workers in distress recognised for its work. This was a motley group of volunteers who did what little they could. Hoping we don't ever have to see such horrifying times again.

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

3 years ago

Very grateful to have been recognised by @IndJMedEthics for a contribution to ethical practices and improving access to healthcare for the marginalised, along with some other incredible awardees.

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Ind J Med Ethics @IndJMedEthics

3 years ago

Very grateful to have been recognised by @IndJMedEthics for a contribution to ethical practices and improving access to healthcare for the marginalised, along with some other incredible awardees. https://t.co/jGWqkpjCJh

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Jan Sarokar - People's Agenda @jan_sarokar

4 years ago

The Supreme Court in its judgment on 29.12.21 reg the problems and miseries being faced by migrant workers had directed the Union & state governments to provide foodgrains to migrant workers, including those without ration cards, till the pandemic continues. @StrandedWorkers

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

4 years ago

'Nearly 42% of India's population do not possess NFSA ration cards, including many vulnerable communities' Read this important thread on food security

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Jan Sarokar - People's Agenda @jan_sarokar

4 years ago

'Nearly 42% of India's population do not possess NFSA ration cards, including many vulnerable communities' Read this important thread on food security

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

4 years ago

The last day of the SWAN fellowship wrkshp winded up with the tears of parting but hopes and new ideas of working together. 3 days full of learning & laughter for the fellows & volunteers. A year of fellowship but also the beginning of work, friendships and solidarity. Hul Johar!

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Anindita Adhikari @AninditaAdhik13

4 years ago

The last day of the SWAN fellowship wrkshp winded up with the tears of parting but hopes and new ideas of working together. 3 days full of learning & laughter for the fellows & volunteers. A year of fellowship but also the beginning of work, friendships and solidarity. Hul Johar! https://t.co/62Xo7uDJZN

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Nikhil Dey @nikhilmkss

4 years ago

The pain of #Covid & #LockDownSessions are felt most by people who can't work from home. #UnorganisedWorkers run the economy, & keep democracy alive. @jan_sarokar @mkssindia @pbhushan1 @StrandedWorkers @migrant_IN @rozi_roti @Jayati1609 @ShillongTimesIn @PAEG_India @AmitabhBehar

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Nikhil Dey @nikhilmkss

4 years ago

The pain of #Covid & #LockDownSessions are felt most by people who can't work from home. #UnorganisedWorkers run the economy, & keep democracy alive. @jan_sarokar @mkssindia @pbhushan1 @StrandedWorkers @migrant_IN @rozi_roti @Jayati1609 @ShillongTimesIn @PAEG_India @AmitabhBehar

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

4 years ago

The SWAN fellows and volunteers gathered in Ranchi today for three days fellowship workshop. Here is a glimpse of the first day. To read more about the fellowship programme and SWAN fellows, see strandedworkers.in/the-swan-fello…

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

4 years ago

Sima Kumari, SWAN Fellow and Democracy and Constitutional Values Fellow at @loktantrashala, has started an awareness campaign in her block Simdega, Jharkhand. A glimpse of her helping workers to get registered for the National Database of Unorganized Workers under @LabourMinistry

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

4 years ago

2 day workshop on "Understanding India's Migrant Workers" hosted by @CASIPenn SWAN volunteer @AninditaAdhik13 will share findings and reflect on govt and judicial response to migrant worker distress during the lockdowns and thereafter. Schedule and registration details below

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Rithika Kumar @kumar_rithika

4 years ago

2 day workshop on "Understanding India's Migrant Workers" hosted by @CASIPenn SWAN volunteer @AninditaAdhik13 will share findings and reflect on govt and judicial response to migrant worker distress during the lockdowns and thereafter. Schedule and registration details below

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India Development Review @idr_online

4 years ago

#GroundUpStories | Lockdown, unemployment, and the power of collectives. Read how a migrant worker facing #unemployment found a way to help others like her. @StrandedWorkers idronline.org/ground-up-stor…

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Shireen Azam @shireenazam

4 years ago

Sajjad is a daily-waged labourer who used to work in construction in Goa. When the pandemic hit, his employer stopped work but also refused to pay for months of pending wages Last week, he was diagnosed with skin cancer. We are raising money for him. DM if u can help even a lil

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

4 years ago

Happy faces after a long MGNREGA session and discussion! #swanfellows

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Migrant Workers Solidarity Network (MWSN) @migrant_IN

4 years ago

A Lynching in Gurgaon: The many accidents that mark the life of a migrant worker Read MWSN's report on a conversation with Sanjay, a Dalit migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh who witnessed the lynching of his brother-in-law by Haryana locals on Aug 2. Link: mwsn.in/resources/sing…

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Stranded Workers Action Network(SWAN) @StrandedWorkers

4 years ago

"12 से 15 सौ किमी लंबी यात्रा बस से करने के लिए मजबूर इन मजदूरों को सीट से तीन गुना से भी अधिक क्षमता में बस में भर लिया जाता है और इनकी जान की कोई कीमत नहीं होती है।" Pushyamitra writes for @newsclickin hindi.newsclick.in/Bihar-laborers…

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