Several migrants from Assam were also engaged as labourers, loading and unloading ice and fish, at various fish landing centres. were concentrated in and around Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district. The minor construction sector had absorbed a lot of them.A large proportion of the migrants from West Bengal were Muslims. largest number of districts from where workers were found in Kerala. Of these, the RSS and the BJP have together lost 65 party workers, while 85 of the CPI (M)’s workers have been killed. The majority of the migrant workers do not have any special skills, while the state’s construction, hospitality and retail sectors among other areas demand a skilled work force.
Reading the two reports together, one can infer that while migrant labourers are attracted by the high daily wages, the natives are not opting for these jobs. continues to be one of the major sources of footloose labour in Kerala. Kerala offered migrant workers better wages, sustained work opportunities and relatively better treatment compared to several other destinations.
The high wage rates and the sustainable job opportunities have made Kerala one of the most sought Kerala’s unemployment level is at 7.4%, while in other states it is below 4%. There were also Christian families among the Odiya workers. A nursery school for children of Odiya workers has been functioning on the premises of the Keenpuram industrial estate at Binanipuram in Ernakulam district is a residential pocket of migrant workers from Bihar.Workers from West Bengal constitute one of the largest proportions of the footloose labour in Kerala. Women from Karnataka also worked in the seafood sector in Alappuzha BJP workers killed in Kerala on orders of CM: Amit Shah . The daily wages of men for any unskilled job range from Rs 400 to Rs 700. were men even aged 60 years and above working in the factories at Kanjikode. after destinations in the country.Political stability, the comparatively peaceful social environment, and the relatively less discriminatory treatment
Migrants now make around 65% of several private enterprises. While Migrant workers are a work force consisting almost entirely of single males aged between 18 and 35 years and are usually highly mobile within Kerala. Every year, the migrant worker population in Kerala increases by 2.35 lakh (235,000) people. While political murders take place across Kerala, the northern district of Kannur remains the core arena of political violence in the state.Politics and violence bear an inextricable link in Kerala, particularly when it comes to the struggle being waged between the CPI (M) and the RSS and the BJP. Workers from 24 districts in Assam were found working in Kerala during 2016-2017. Plantations in Idukki too had families from Bihar.
Brick kilns in Wayanad, Kollam and Alappuzha also had workers, including families, from Bihar. Many industries have a handful of such employees who have been working there for years, while the rest are employed informally, directly or through a contractor.Initially the Tamil population used to migrate in large numbers to Kerala but appropriate action by the Tamil Nadu government in providing welfare schemes has called some of them back. Men and women from Assam also worked in the hospitality sector across the state.
Men from Assam, who never had any previous experience in fishing, worked as deck hands on fishing boats that operated from several harbours. Irrespective of the origin, the majority of the migrant workers appear to be from socially and educationally disadvantaged poor agrarian communities.
“It is heart-wrenching to learn that two youth Congress leaders have been killed by CPM supporters. In addition to these typical reasons, several workers from the eastern and northeastern states of India have cited political instability, caste oppressions and communal violence in their native places as reasons for migration. As the parties come together to According to police records accessed by Sneha Mary Koshy of From February 2016 to July 2017, 10 RSS or BJP workers, and four CPI (M) workers have been murdered, allegedly for their political affiliations.Though police records show that the CPI (M), DYFI, BJP and RSS cadres have been accused of most number of murders, other parties too have targeted their rivals.For example, SDPI members were accused of murdering Nazirudeen, an IUML man from Kuttiyadi in July 2016.While political murders take place across Kerala, the northern district of Kannur remains the core arena of political violence in the state.According to RTI information received from the police by The data shows that the number of killings on both sides rose higher during LDF regimes, and fell during UDF rule in the state. Informal employees perhaps constitute the majority of the migrant labour in Kerala. The unemployment rate is lowest in Gujarat, at 0.5 per cent.