Daily Wage Labourers In India

Hi all, These are spaces you can donate to if you would like to help Daily Wage Labourers in India.

1. Milaap CoronaVirus Support Initiative for Food & Medical Aid to Daily Wagers

'Directly support individuals impacted by the virus
As the crisis grows, the people most affected by it will be those living in India’s unorganised sector of the Indian economy. These are typically daily wagers, maids, house helps, construction site workers, plumbers, electricians, workers in small units, delivery boys, etc., and their financial wellbeing will be directly impacted by their inability to earn their daily wage. It is here that we can all extend our help to such affected persons in turn help their families....

The Locations: We intend to be operational in such vulnerable areas around / at Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Surat and Malegaon, though we plan to address the initiative at Delhi for which the drill down is in progress, with focus in the areas such as:

Bara Tooti
Usmanpur
JJ Colony,
Madanpur Khadar
Sangam Vihar
Govindpuri Cluster
Chandni Chowk Labour Market

The Operating Model:  The initial plan is the trial pilot for Delhi. We will tie up with a cloud kitchen that will provide us with the meals prepared and delivered to us in unmarked vans in central locations in these areas. We are trying to identify a reputed Organisation (NGO) which has the passion and the wherewithal, to be able to carry out the food (and medicines) to help us with the last mile distribution in these areas.
The local administration (local municipal authorities) will need to roped in to provide help in identifying BPL beneficiaries,  who will help us identify the right people to be able to cater to in a meaningful manner.

We are conscious of the risk exposure to those who will rush to collect the food (and medicines) for which we will have to maintain social distancing rules, the local laws (if Section 144 has been imposed). In this endeavor we will need the local administration’s permission to operate with these zones.  More importantly we will also need to Police support for helping this initiative reach its objective, without any impediment.

The above are aspects where any personal connection that you can provide us will help us in seeking the right combination which will help us steer forward together to help the needy in a concrete manner.

About the sponsor: Venkat Iyer is a Partner with a Human Capital Consulting Firm, Aventus Human Capital Partners LLP,  with a demonstrated history of working in the human resources industry. Aligning people to performance. Skilled in Bootstrapping, Business Planning, HR Consulting, Deferred Compensation, CXO, and Executive Search. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Engineering focused in Industrial Engineering from M.S. University of Baroda.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkat-iyeraventus/'

2. Umbrella of Aajeevika and Inhaf

If you want to support families that rely on daily wages in Ahmedabad, please donate o

3. Shahari Majoor Sanghthan, Bhopal (via twitter)
This is a call for donating rations, vegetables, eggs, fruit, soap and basic necessitates for daily wage labourers and residents of under serviced neighbourhoods like Jhuggis.

For more information call: 9425600382, 9424917757 or the list of area based numbers in the poster.

4. Milaap's list of projects to donate to

This is a list of causes you can fund to support communities affected by Covid 19. The causes are hosted on the Milaap site, they include daily wage labourers, the homeless, sanitation workers and medical practitioners.

5. SAFA Foundation

'To provide basic ration and hygiene supply kits to those in dire need. Daily wagers, migrant workers, street children, single parents and beggars are worst hit due to the lock down.'

Campaign starts: 22nd March 2020, 1630 hrs
Campaign ends: 22nd April 2020, 2359 hrs
Organiser details: SAFA Society, NGO based out of Hyderabad. Reach out at naqi@safaindia.org
Tax exemption details: All the donations are exempted under 80G. 12 A certified'

6. Migrant Workers in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh (via Twitter)

7. Covid-19 Relief Fund for Daily Wage Workers of Chandigarh/Tricity

'As we go into a 21 day lock-down to flatten the curve of Corona Virus transmission, many daily wage workers and workers of the unorganized sectors have lost their livelihood. Unlike many of us, they cannot work from home. Our claps alone will not keep them afloat through the crisis. They'll need food, medicines, shelter and more.

We are starting this campaign with an intention to:

1. Compile a comprehensive list of people who need support in Chandigarh/Tricity region, along with CSA workers.

1. Provide them a with minimum relief amount of INR 3000/per month, or more depending upon their circumstances and needs.

All expenditures and list of beneficiaries will be posted transparently in the "UPDATE" section on this page.

If you know someone who'll need this support, please verify at your end and fill the details here: https://bit.ly/33IVlJs'

8. Swaraj Abhiyan

9. Restaurants Supporting Migrant Workers in Delhi 

9. Gurgaon Nagrik Ekta Manch appeal for donations

'Gurgaon Nagrik Ekta Manch appeals to you to donate generously and help us reach rations to daily wage workers and their families in Gurgaon. Lakhs of people are facing a humanitarian crisis because of the Covid -19 related lockdown that has brought work to a grinding halt in what is a major industrial hub of the NCR. Earnings have disappeared overnight and with that the spectre of hunger is hanging over the entire Gurgaon district.

Your donation will help the most vulnerable of Gurgaon survive this crisis.

Gurgaon Nagrik Ekta Manch is an active citizens platform of workers, engineers, doctors, retired civil servants, academics, IT professionals, social activists, media practitioners and other professionals.

We will regularly keep posting about reports on funds disbursal in the UPDATE section above.

For more details, contact us here:

https://www.facebook.com/Gurgaon-Nagrik-Ekta-Manch-311519636250930/'

10. Inhaf and Mashal are looking for donations for Pune

11. Kashtakari Panchayat (Pune)

12. Give India

'The Coronavirus pandemic has caused devastation across the globe. Besides the tragic toll on human life, with countries shutting their borders and quarantines, economies have taken a huge hit. The tragedy has just begun to unfold in India and the job losses are mounting, especially among the daily wage workers. Experts say the effect on this group will be catastrophic.

Coronavirus is an international disaster on the scale of the Second World War. We have launched this campaign as an emergency response - to help provide a safety net to casual labour families. We aim to directly support these families by providing a minimum wage in cash, hopefully with your support till the virus abates and they are in employment again. 

These unemployed individuals have been duly verified by GiveIndia. The whole world is suffering - and is trying to cope with huge losses. But those without any job security or savings are the most vulnerable. Give generously to those hardest hit by COVID-19.'

ps: I'd like to remind you that while I get these messages from trustworthy sources, I have not personally vetted them and would recommend you do your homework while sending support. I have placed as many links as I can find for you to follow up!