Meanwhile, Rafeek Ravuther from CIMS said that many of the Keralite migrant workers who
participated in CIMS survey were sent back to India in a hurry.
“They were sent home with the promise that their pending dues will be credited to Indian
accounts or abandoned in destination countries by employers,” he added.
“This has prevented the majority of them from accessing justice mechanisms available at
countries of destination. It was also found that many migrant workers were afraid to report and
go forward with legal action as they feared it might affect their chances for getting a job abroad
in future,” he said.
He also added that there might be several factors that shape an individual to behave this way
but when a migrant worker behaves this way, it is because they are ignorant about their rights
and because of their lack of trust in law enforcement agencies.