LARGE SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS FROM OTHER STATES IN KERALA
As per available information an estimated number of 50 lakhs migrant workers are in Kerala in 2025. Most of these workers are found in building construction work, brick kiln, plantation, manufacturing industries and fisheries. According to an estimate of 2021 about 26 percent of the workforce in Kerala are migrant workers from other states. About 58% of the workforce in fisheries are migrant wirkers.The remittance made by these workers to their homes is approximately Rs 7.5 billion per annum. About 57% of the workforce in Ernakulam district is from other states. Of late, it has been found that good number of these workers involved in criminal activities like narcotics traffic, sexual assault, burglary etc. Some of these migrant workers are reported to have used by political parties. We may find soon that a good number of these workers will move to become settled in Kerala permanently. On the other hand it has been noticed that a large per cent of students from Kerala g...