PICS: Migrant Workers With Blisters On Their Feet Walk Thousands Of Miles To Reach Home Amid Lockdown

The mass exodus has put a spotlight on the hardships faced by the migrant workers amid the Coronavirus lockdown. (Photo Credit: AFP)

This photo shows how difficult the journey is. Even with blisters in their feet, they are ready to walk thousands of miles. (Photo Credit: AFP)

The migrant workers are travelling on the road without any protection from the heat. They are accompanied by their small kids, who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 or a heat stroke. (Photo Credit: AFP)

Young children, who should be at their homes, are forced to travel along with their parents. (Photo Credit: AFP)

The faces of the migrant workers are enough to reveal the pain and misery they are dealing with. (Photo Credit: AFP)

Thousands of migrant workers are being forced to walk all the way to their hometown, as the nation continues to remain under lockdown. (Photo Credit: AFP)

The plight of the migrant workers continued even after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued guidelines to allow states to bring back the people stranded in other parts of the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown. (Photo Credit: AFP)

The announcement of ‘Lockdown 4.0’ has dashed several hopes that work would resume soon. The government has promised that there will be relaxations in the fourth phase of lockdown. (Photo Credit: AFP)

A migrant worker sits on the ground with her child, taking a small break from what will be a long travel ahead. (Photo Credit: AFP)

While the government is running special trains to send the migrant workers back to their homes, many of them have decided to travel by foot. While some are still waiting to see their names appear on the list of trains that are being run by the Railways, others are walking bare-foot to reach their homes. (Photo Credit: AFP)

It seems there is no end to the misery of the migrant workers, who have been left jobless due to the lockdown. (Photo Credit: AFP)

The Coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the functioning of many countries of the world including India. PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation on May 12 and announced that ‘Lockdown 4.0’ will be implemented soon but there will be new rules and guidelines. The lockdown has impacted the migrant workers and daily wage labourers, who are left with no jobs. Every day, we are hearing and reading cases of migrant workers cycling their way back to their home states. (Photo Credit: AFP)