The
Federation
Of
Western
India
Cine
Employees
has
today
written
a
letter
to
the
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Uddhav
Thackeray
urging
him
to
not
impose
a
lockdown
for
the
entertainment
industry.
They
have
stated
that
another
lockdown
will
give
rise
to
an
unemployment
situation
once
again
for
those
dependent
on
the
TV
and
movie
industry
for
their
livelihood.
The
FWICE
have
also
shared
the
letter
on
their
official
Twitter
handle.
Talking
about
the
letter,
it
stated
that
with
the
growing
number
of
patients
infected
with
COVID-19
in
Maharashtra,
the
government
is
probably
planning
to
impose
another
lockdown
in
the
state
particularly
in
Mumbai.
The
FWICE
mentioned
that
even
though
they
are
equally
concerned
about
the
situation,
they
are
urging
the
government
to
not
impose
another
lockdown
on
the
behalf
of
all
the
artists,
technicians
and
workers
in
the
media
and
entertainment
industry.
They
added
that
the
earlier
lockdown
has
already
harmed
the
economy
of
the
entertainment
industry
and
that
people
are
still
trying
to
recover
from
the
losses
incurred
from
the
previous
lockdown.
Take
a
look
at
the
tweet.
—
Federation
of
Western
India
Cine
Employees
(@fwicemum)
April
2,
2021
The
FWICE
further
stated
that
one
whole
year
has
passed
with
no
work,
no
income,
no
food,
distressed
lives,
deprived
children
and
hunger-stricken
families.
It
mentioned
how
it
was
a
very
sorry
state
of
people
who
were
left
alone
to
fight
their
own
battles
of
poverty
and
hunger
with
no
aid
from
any
government
body.
The
letter
spoke
about
how
at
that
time
of
crisis,
top
producers,
actors
and
actresses
came
together
to
provide
daily
bread
to
the
sole
earners
of
the
families.
The
federation
went
on
to
state
that
with
the
imposing
of
another
lockdown,
the
situation
may
worsen
wherein
these
producers,
actors
and
actresses
may
themselves
not
be
in
the
position
to
help
the
daily
wage
workers
and
the
technicians.
The
FWICE
mentioned
that
the
losses
that
were
caused
by
the
previous
lay-offs
have
not
been
recovered
yet.
The
letter
concluded
by
stating
that
the
media
and
entertainment
industry
will
abide
by
all
the
rules
and
regulations
to
curb
the
further
spread
of
the
virus
during
the
shootings
urging
the
Maharashtra
government
to
consider
their
request
for
not
imposing
the
lockdown.