21/09/2020 Indian migrant workers in Gulf countries are returning home without months of salary owed to them - The Hindu healthcare and quality education, and ensure gender equality. If remittances go down, then it is going to have a negative impact on all of this,” he says. . According to the World Bank, remittances could fall by $100 billion because of the pandemic. In 2019, the global remittance was $714 billion, and India received some $80 billion, the largest share in the world. “A 20% dip is going to have a huge impact on India, especially on Kerala, as the State depends heavily on remittances,” says Ravuther. Some 90 lakh migrant Indians work in West Asia. And the majority of them are low-paid workers. They cannot afford to be robbed of their rightful wages. The writer is a researcher and writer on migrant rights. Top Searches Odisha August 11 Corona Editorials Tik Tok And Printable version | Sep 21, 2020 4:45:24 AM | https://www.thehindu.com/society/indianmigrant-workers-in-gulf-countries-are-returning-home-without-months-of-salaryowed-to-them/article32639165.ece © THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD.  https://www.thehindu.com/society/indian-migrant-workers-in-gulf-countries-are-returning-home-without-months-of-salary-owed-to-them/article32… 9/10