BANGKOK - The easing of coronavirus lockdowns in cities around the world could lead to a rise in evictions of slum dwellers, housing experts warned on Wednesday, with healthcare workers and migrants a
lso facing difficulties finding homes.
"Certain government officials would like nothing more than the opportunity to permanently evict these neighborhoods," said Williamson, executive director of Catalytic Communities, a non-profit supporting Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Most residents lack property records and face the constant threat of eviction, made worse now with job losses and plans for redevelopment, said Shivani Chaudhry, executive director of Housing and Land Rights Network in Delhi.
More than 11 million people in India risk being uprooted from their homes as authorities build highways and cordon off forests, HLRN forecast before the pandemic. But landlords can still refuse to rent to them, said Nirat Bhatnagar, founder of Belongg, a social venture that aims to register homeowners willing to rent without discriminating.
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