Chennai: Madras High Court has issued an order to the Tamil Nadu government regarding the migrant laborers trapped in lockdown. The court has asked the state government to ensure food, shelter and medical facilities for migrant workers. Earlier, while hearing a petition that brought back 400 Tamil workers stranded in Maharashtra, the court said that the pathetic condition of migrant workers shown on television is very sad.
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The court has ordered the Center and the state to give detailed information about the migrant workers. The court has asked for complete information on how many migrant workers are in each state, how many workers have been sent back to their home state, how many are in the process of being repatriated, as well as how many laborers died on the way. When the case of the migrant workers was heard in the court, the petitioner said that the migrant laborers are without food at the railway station.
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The court directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide adequate food to the migrant laborers. The court has asked to ensure the living arrangements and medical facilities of the migrant laborers. Regarding this, the court has directed the officials to file a report by June 8.
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