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Representatives of migrant, domestic worker and human rights organisations, besides trade unions, held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar here on Tuesday to demand that the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) be made more democratic, representative and inclusive. The activists also demanded inclusion of the representation of low and semi-skilled migrant workers in the PBD, registration of sub-agents and agencies involved in overseas recruitment and introduction of contracts in compliance with ILO standards, besides establishment of the Ministry for Migrant Workers in each State. Among those who participated in the demonstration were domestic workers and migrant workers from various States, including Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand. Many participants shared their unpleasant experiences, such as paying huge sums of money to recruiting agents and their passports getting confiscated on arrival in the destination country. Many were forced to work in humiliating conditions and they struggled getting back home.
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migrant workers, domestic workers, human rights, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), International Labour Organization (ILO), semi-skilled migrants
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