Migrants Gone, Farm Owners And Local Workers Fight Over Wages In Punjab

The mass exodus of migrant labourers from Punjab has led to a major challenge for the farm owners - dependency on local labourers in the paddy sowing season and demands of higher wages. The situation has led to a standoff between the labour associations and farm owners in the state. While the farm owners claim that the local labourers are taking advantage of the situation, the labourers say their wages were already very less.