Indian firms struggle to lure migrant workers back

In this picture taken on July 22, 2020, migrant workers bind iron rods at a construction site in Mumbai. Spurning free air tickets, accommodation and higher pay, millions of migrant workers who fled cities when the Covid-19 hit are too scared to return, with grim implications for the already crumbling economy. - AFP

Mumbai, July 26 (AFP): Spurning free air tickets, accommodation and higher pay, millions of migrant workers who fled India's cities when coronavirus hit are too scared to return, with grim implications for the already crumbling economy.

Migrant labourers form the backbone of Asia's third-biggest economy toiling in every sector from making consumer goods and stitching garments to driving cabs.