X “A qualitative study to understand, from the lens of the Culture-Centered Approach (CCA), how migrants engaged with and navigated the Pandemic and the national lockdown, with all their sources of income closed down. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 54 internal migrants in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and West Bengal (WB). The Study We aimed to understand the effects of the Pandemic and the consequent lockdown on the lives of workers, who were forced to reverse-migrate to their home-towns and villages. The Findings Loss of income and savings, mounting debt, anxieties about work and earning in the future had led to severe economic stress for these migrants. However, the pandemic-forced lockdown also led to some healthful consequences in the context of food, open-air, and the much-needed care and time at home. The Future The study showed the need for social security and structural support to allieviate the economic distress experienced by internal migrants. Further research, focusing on the economic structural constraints faced by marginalized people, in terms of borrowing, is necessary to shape any future policy. https://www.ihrb.org/uploads/reports/COVID_India_Internal_Migrants_Report_-_IHRB.pdf

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X “A qualitative study to understand, from the lens of the Culture-Centered Approach (CCA), how migrants engaged with and navigated the Pandemic and the national lockdown, with all their sources of income closed down. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 54 internal migrants in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and West Bengal (WB). The Study We aimed to understand the effects of the Pandemic and the consequent lockdown on the lives of workers, who were forced to reverse-migrate to their home-towns and villages. The Findings Loss of income and savings, mounting debt, anxieties about work and earning in the future had led to severe economic stress for these migrants. However, the pandemic-forced lockdown also led to some healthful consequences in the context of food, open-air, and the much-needed care and time at home. The Future The study showed the need for social security and structural support to allieviate the economic distress experienced by internal migrants. Further research, focusing on the economic structural constraints faced by marginalized people, in terms of borrowing, is necessary to shape any future policy. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00027642211000392

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X With the health systems in India under unprecedented pressure in treating patients infected with COVID-19 during the second wave, this study explores the attitudinal and informational factors associated with vaccine uptake and hypothetical vaccine choice. 3,50,000 daily new infections were witnessed across India between April and May 2021. We observed that with the pandemic progressing, the intentions of people to get vaccinated has reduced.   The Study We studied the factors affecting people’s willingness to get vaccinated, since vaccination is the main way to counter the spread of COVID-19 The Findings People who believed in the effectiveness of health behaviours like hand washing, sanitization, etc., were more likely to get vaccinated. India has a fairly high acceptance rate of 70%. But beliefs about its effectiveness, cost and side effects play a major role for vaccine uptake in India The Future Messaging associated with effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines could have an impact on the vaccine uptake. Further research could help us determine what type of messaging will work. Working on developing such health communication is key to reducing vaccine hesitancy and improving vaccine coverage in coming months, in India https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358045597_Double_Jab_Survey_Evidence_on_Vaccine_Hesitancy_Beliefs_and_Attitudes_in_India

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X Shubhabrata Roy, sharing his insights on how suppliers attempted to deal with Covid-19 and the difficulties faced by them in the session on ‘Impact on Garment Sector in Bangladesh due to Covid-19’, at the UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights.

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