As coronavirus cases are increasing in India and few states are taking stricter actions like imposing night curfew and closing select markets (those that are very sensitive), migratory workers are again getting worried.
In Gujarat, night curfew has been imposed in few selected cities. Workers of textile and apparel-based cities of the state like Surat, Vapi, Ahmedabad and Valsad have started going back to their hometowns.
As per media reports, thousands of workers are going back without even waiting for railway reservation, with many preferring to go by private buses and other means of transport.
Majority of these workers belongs to textile industry. Though majority of units are not utilising their full capacities, if more workers go back to their home states, they may face labour shortage again.
It is pertinent to mention here that after the first phase of lockdown, around 60 per cent workers went back to their home states though majority of them came back to the above-mentioned cities.
Bharat Tex Special Report 2026 
