Yesterday, DNA reported that the Health Minister of Kerala suggested that migrant workers from across the country bring new diseased to the state, and for this reason “as part of ‘Safe Kerala’ campaign, nearly 25 lakh work force from other states, staying in different labour camps, would be screened”. The Indian Express published a report […]
Posts Tagged ‘Kerala’
Interrogating stereotypes about migrant populations
Radhika M. Chakraborty on July 10th, 2015
Posted in Health, Migrant Rights 
Tags: health camps, Kerala, livelihood, migrant labour, Migrant Rights 
1 Comment »Welfare or surveillance? The flip side of migrant registration drives
Radhika M. Chakraborty on June 11th, 2015
The recent initiatives by the state governments of Kerala, Jharkhand and Odisha towards compulsory registration of migrant labourers, are ostensibly being undertaken for the purpose of creating better welfare and support mechanisms. For migrant labourers, procuring an identity card is of primary importance to avail of government benefits–yet ‘identity’ in terms of citizenship and policy […]
