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Kerala is the only State to have implemented an Inter State Migrant Workers’ Welfare Scheme, in 2010. But sadly, migrant workers continue to be kept in the dark about the scheme as their ignorance benefits the contractors. The increasing instances of mistreatment of migrant workers point towards an exploitative strategy by contractors hiring them, Martin Patrick, a social scientist with expertise in the area of unorganised labour force, has said. Earlier, the scheme provided for Rs. 50,000 to the families of migrant workers losing their lives compared with Rs. 2 lakh for families of local workers. “We pressed for bringing in parity as the government is responsible for equal treatment of the labour force without discriminating based on their domicile. Based on a memorandum that we submitted to the Finance Minister, the compensation was eventually hiked to Rs. 1 lakh. Hopefully, someone will intervene on behalf of the two dead migrant workers in the city and earn their families their rightful compensation,” he said.
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migrant workers, exploitation, contractors, compensation, Inter-state migrant workers' welfare, Kerala, Kochi
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