The survey was conducted among 2,252 migrant workers from Kerala and Tamil
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According to the survey, while 39.1 per cent of the workers faced non-payment of
wages, 8.8 per cent worked during the pandemic without any wages and 18.2 per
cent faced wage cuts.
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Among the returnees, 45.5 per cent chose repatriation due to job loss and 28.4 per
cent returned due to fear of the Covid-19 virus.
Among those who lost jobs, most of the workers (30.18 per cent) were asked to
resign. Notably, 18.7 per cent of the workers were advised to travel back home
without payment of their salaries, and a few workers (2.6 per cent) were threatened
with termination. Among these, only 12.79 per cent received a favorable option of
returning to their home country with wages and dues.
Among the respondents, 32.2 per cent were employed in the industrial sector, while
workers from construction and hospitality sectors constituted 15.1 per cent and
12.3 per cent, respectively.
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