29/04/2021
Desperate migrants taken for a ride by unscrupulous contractors - The Hindu
rightful dues. Since there are no work-related documents and being in alien surroundings
with little knowledge about the contractor, migrants are hardly in a position to press their
case,” said George Mathew, coordinator, Progressive Workers Organisation.
The organisation has petitioned the collector about the plight of migrants and it has in turn
been forwarded to the District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) for action. The petition
among other things demanded registration of police cases against unscrupulous
contractors before going on to allege unholy nexus between contractors and the police
helping the former go scot-free.
Abu Mundattu, a Muvattupuzha-based government contractor, said that such cheating
mostly happens in cases where there is a middleman, sometimes a migrant himself,
between the migrant worker and the employer. “In such cases, the payment is usually
received by the agent who in turn takes his cut before handing the rest to the worker. It also
happens that he usurps the entire wages,” he said.
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