Migrant labourers returning to the city for work queue up to register for Covid-19 test in New Delhi, India, on Aug. 18, 2020. A nationwide coronavirus lockdown imposed by the government on March 25 has caused many impoverished migrant workers in cities to lose their jobs. - AP
NEW DELHI (Xinhua): The lockdown India went through since March 25 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic led to huge job losses across the country as almost all manufacturing and business activities came to a grinding halt.
According to the latest data issued by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), an independent think tank, over 18 million salaried employees lost their jobs during lockdown.
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