‘Nepali workers in cleaning and aged care industries are working without gloves and masks’

Coronavirus

Source: AAP

When the world is looking out for ways to control corona virus outbreak, in Australia some Nepali workers in high risk working environment are forced to work without basic personal protective equipment like gloves and masks.


Tirtha Raj Karki is associated with United Voice NSW, which works for the rights of the working-class Australians. He spoke to SBS Nepali about Nepali worker’s condition and about their rights and responsibilities in coronavirus crisis.

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