The average family income loss between March and May stood at about 74 per cent, while over 1.4 million migrant workers had returned or were on their way back home due to job loss. BRAC, DataSense and Unnayan Shamannay dug out the data in a joint exercise of attempting to develop a vulnerability index. The findings and recommendations of the study titled ‘COVID-19 and national budget 2020-2021: Rethinking strategy for the bottom of the pyramid’ were revealed at a digitally organised press conference on Monday.
The average family income loss between March and May stood at about 74 per cent, while over 1.4 million migrant workers had returned or were on their way back home due to job loss. BRAC, DataSense and Unnayan Shamannay dug out the data in a joint exercise of attempting to develop a vulnerability index. The findings and recommendations of the study titled ‘COVID-19 and national budget 2020-2021: Rethinking strategy for the bottom of the pyramid’ were revealed at a digitally organised press conference on Monday.
