A Review of the Plight of Factory Workers during the Blockade of COVID-19
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/ijomsr.2023.6(05).03Keywords:
COVID-19, laborer, lockdown, factory workersAbstract
The outbreak of the coronavirus has caused a lot of chaos around the world. With the paralysis of the economy and the enormous pressure on the healthcare system, it has also caused millions of people to lose their jobs. Due to this crisis, factory workers and workers have been most affected. Unemployment has led to many such workers starving for several days, while thousands are trapped in places without shelter. Given the pandemic, medical staff have always been the most important pillar in protecting people's lives from the infection of this infectious virus.
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