If the COVID pandemic had left a deep scar in the lives of migrant labourers, then six years on, the West Asian crisis inflicted fresh bruises with choked LPG supply pushing them homeward yet again into an uncertainty of livelihood. More than 600 Mn people, making up 42% of the Indian populace, returned home as of 2025, clocking a substantial increase from the 2011 census of 450 Mn gig workers employed overseas. As industries evolve, gig work i…
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