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For a section of society that has become a key constituent of the economics of the State, domestic migrant labourers in Kerala often live under appalling conditions. Low wages, nomadic lifestyle, cramped living quarters, and poor hygiene are a few of the many challenges faced by domestic migrant labourers coming to Kerala to find a livelihood. A journal on migrant labour brought out by the Janamaithri police highlights these conditions as well as the state of Malayalis migrating abroad, and makes recommendations for improving the welfare of migrant labourers. Among the studies published in the journal is a paper titled ‘Domestic Migrant Labourers in Kerala’ by D. Narayana and C.S. Venkiteswaran. According to the paper, 42 per cent of domestic migrant labourers surveyed in Kerala reported that they lived in a room of seven or more persons. The study gave the example of a migrant labourers’ colony in Perumbavoor which had 10 people on an average living in a single living unit of approximately 200 sq.ft.
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migrant labour, domestic workers, Kerala, internal migration
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