Prominent trade union forums support the demand of thousands of Gulf
returnees and decided to launch a national level legal campaign to avail
justice … reports Asian Lite News. Thousands of Indians flew back home
from across the world during the pandemic after losing their jobs.
According to a report by the Centre for Indian Migrant Studies (CIMS),
around Rs 1,180 crores is yet to be paid as salaries and benefits for these
expatriates
W
e will join the fight to address wage theft of Keralite migrants who have returned
from foreign countries due to job loss following Covid-19 outbreak,” said Advocate
Thampan Thomas, former member of Indian Parliament and the national secretary
of Hindustan Masdoor Sangh (HMS).
He was inaugurating the national conference on wage theft of Keralite migrant workers. The
event was organised by Centre for Indian Migrant Studies (CIMS), a grassroots level organisation
which works for the welfare of migrants. The event was held in partnership with Thampan
Thomas Foundation for Socialism and Labour Employment, Emigrants Welfare Forum and
Migrant Forum in Asia.