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Poor workers trying to feed families jailed, abused in coronavirus lockdowns

India lockdown police

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Poor workers have been arrested and beaten by police for trying to put food on the table during coronavirus lockdowns, prompting warnings on Tuesday of social upheaval if aid is not delivered. In Malaysia, two men who usually earn about 100 ringgit ($US23) a day fixing roofs have […]