Economy

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy will be widespread, but recovery must begin from the ground up.

ஊரடங்கு உத்தரவு சென்னையின் மீன்பிடி சமூகத்தை மோசமாக தாக்கியுள்ளது. ஒரு சில வாடிக்கையாளர்கள் மற்றும் அற்ப வருமானம் மட்டுமே உள்ளதால், மீன்பிடி சமூகம் அன்றாடம் போராடி வருகிறது.

Printing provided booming business for the roughly 7000 small and 3000 established presses in Chennai. Today, lakhs associated with the industry are staring at a bleak future.

As the lockdown continues, hotels and eateries face a major slump. With no clear directives from the government and business at an all-time low, both owners and employees stare at an uncertain future.

Following the central relaxation of lockdown for fishing and other marine activity, authorities in Chennai took a concerted decision to allow a specified number of boats into the sea twice a week. But that has done little to ease the suffering of the fisher community; here’s why.

Some have lost their jobs; some don’t even know whether they still have theirs or whether they will be paid salaries. There is no end in sight to the uncertainty and state support is negligible.

The future appears bleak and full of struggle for hundreds of domestic workers in Chennai, who have lost their jobs or been suspended without pay for the time being, because of the lockdown.

Small vendors, eateries and travel agents take a hit as the city stares at lockdown to deal with the coronavirus crisis

Around 50 families of the Dhobi Khana Housing Board in Purasaiwakkam continue in the traditional laundry business –manually washing, drying and ironing clothes. But do they get enough business in the age of gadgets? How do they cope in the face of water shortages? And what does the future hold?

A survey by NGO Satta Panchayat Iyakkam found food delivery personnel flagrantly violating traffic rules in order to be able to meet high targets and incentives.

Creating an ecosystem for a market-based ‘waste economy’ has given a big boost to dry waste recycling in the city, says Azhagu Pandiaraja M P, one of the core members who created the Madras Waste Exchange. Find out more about the unique initiative in this exclusive interview.

Domestic workers are eligible for a slew of benefits under various schemes of the state government. Here’s the Tamil translation of our article on how to avail these schemes.