Strict lockdown measures and the pandemic brought immense risks and misery to those already living on the margins of society before the COVID-19 crisis even hit the world. The present study was conducted with rag-pickers, one of the marginalized groups living in Jaipur city of India. The lives of these marginalized populations became more complicated during the pandemic. Due to movement restrictions during the lockdown, access to primary resources was further reduced — from water and sanitation to food, health, and employment, impacting the care and protection they could provide their young children. Rag-pickers, one of the most marginalized communities that face social stigma, struggled to cope with daily life challenges. Young children in such families suffered alongside their parents when the families could not continue their livelihood and lost all sources of income. This paper aims to deepen the understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on the nurturing care of children below eight years of age living in Jaipur, India, accentuating the human rights violations they face right from birth. Many humanitarian relief measures poured in during the lockdown period distributing free food packets and dry rations to the marginalized families. COVID-19 increased parenting challenges for this community. Protection of these families during the ongoing pandemic as well as future pandemics must become a strategic imperative. The paper enumerates feasible social work responses to the issues rag-pickers and their children confront.

在 COVID-19 危机甚至席卷全球之前，严格的封锁措施和大流行给已经生活在社会边缘的人们带来了巨大的风险和痛苦。本研究是针对生活在印度斋浦尔市的边缘化群体之一的拾荒者进行的。疫情期间，这些边缘化人群的生活变得更加复杂。由于封锁期间的行动限制，获得主要资源的机会进一步减少——从水和卫生设施到食物、健康和就业，影响了他们可以为年幼的孩子提供的照顾和保护。拾荒者是面临社会耻辱的最边缘化社区之一，他们努力应对日常生活中的挑战。当家庭无法维持生计并失去所有收入来源时，这些家庭中的幼儿与父母一起受苦。本文旨在加深对 COVID-19 对居住在印度斋浦尔的 8 岁以下儿童的养育影响的理解，强调他们从出生开始就面临的侵犯人权行为。许多人道主义救济措施在封锁期间涌入，向边缘化家庭分发免费食品包和干粮。COVID-19 增加了这个社区的育儿挑战。在当前和未来的大流行期间保护这些家庭必须成为一项战略要务。该论文列举了社会工作对拾荒者及其子女面临的问题的可行回应。本文旨在加深对 COVID-19 对居住在印度斋浦尔的 8 岁以下儿童的养育影响的理解，强调他们从出生开始就面临的侵犯人权行为。许多人道主义救济措施在封锁期间涌入，向边缘化家庭分发免费食品包和干粮。COVID-19 增加了这个社区的育儿挑战。在当前和未来的大流行期间保护这些家庭必须成为一项战略要务。该论文列举了社会工作对拾荒者及其子女面临的问题的可行回应。本文旨在加深对 COVID-19 对居住在印度斋浦尔的 8 岁以下儿童的养育影响的理解，强调他们从出生开始就面临的侵犯人权行为。许多人道主义救济措施在封锁期间涌入，向边缘化家庭分发免费食品包和干粮。COVID-19 增加了这个社区的育儿挑战。在当前和未来的大流行期间保护这些家庭必须成为一项战略要务。该论文列举了社会工作对拾荒者及其子女面临的问题的可行回应。许多人道主义救济措施在封锁期间涌入，向边缘化家庭分发免费食品包和干粮。COVID-19 增加了这个社区的育儿挑战。在当前和未来的大流行期间保护这些家庭必须成为一项战略要务。该论文列举了社会工作对拾荒者及其子女面临的问题的可行回应。许多人道主义救济措施在封锁期间涌入，向边缘化家庭分发免费食品包和干粮。COVID-19 增加了这个社区的育儿挑战。在当前和未来的大流行期间保护这些家庭必须成为一项战略要务。该论文列举了社会工作对拾荒者及其子女面临的问题的可行回应。