Video Volunteers community correspondent Mohan Lal Seelu reports from Nadiagwadi village, lying under Madhya Pradesh's Betul district on the appalling conditions in which local labourers, who had migrated to other cities for employment, have been quarantined.
Labourers, who have been living in a hut, say that there is no water to drink or to bathe or use in the toilet. Since it is the rainy season, the roof of the hut leaks and mosquitoes trouble them.
When Mohan Lal showed the video to the local sarpanch secretary he promised to reimburse the labourers, in the form of daily wages, for the number of days they have been quarantined for.
Related Stories
No Cards
Community Voice Is Hard to Define. We’re Trying Anyway.
This piece summarizes the key findings from eight research reports recently published by Video Volunteers exploring how community voice works, where it breaks down, and what it actually produces when it is taken seriously.
No Cards
A Call for Research on AI’s Role in Amplifying the Insights of the Systemically Unheard
The article argues that systematically ignoring and silencing the voices of the poor and marginalized worldwide does not serve society or democracy well and must be countered. While new technologies such as AI could provide an opportunity for change, we contend that these technologies need to account more effectively for...