Recently some headlines made us ponder on the vulnerability of a particular section of the
society that is the seasonal migrant workers. There are tens of millions of workers left on streets amidst
this nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. The article shall discuss their plight
concerning this present crisis where our nation with a massive population of over 120 Billion is forced to
sit back at home to stay safe but these workers are being deprived the departure to their home and are
compelled to share space and food with several unfamiliar faces in this global need of social distancing.
Owing to the ongoing crisis, the authorities are left with no option other than to restrict their movement as
these people could be potential carriers of COVID-19 and they can cause a total disaster by expediting
its spread to areas where its curb will become practically impossible. The article also traces the forcing
factors for their migration and makes a subtle analysis of how this section of the society has turned into a
political blind spot. Since our law hasn’t accommodated the needs of social security for these workers in
specific, the govt. could easily compromise with their rights whereas the ground reality is that there was
evident mismanagement in handling a global pandemic like COVID-19 on the part of the govt. This article
also discusses how the Judiciary has played a role of check and balance to ensure the welfare of the
workers but at the same time, it refrains to interfere with the authorities tackling this current pandemic.
Today India is under the spotlight of the world owing to the size of its population and is being observed
how it will make a difference as the situation unravels.

KEYWORDS: Seasonal Labour Migrants, Seasonal Workers, Labour Rights, COVID-19, PIL, Right to Life.