The order was passed on a petition moved by one, TGN Kumar, who has raised several concerns regarding the large influx of migrant workers to Kerala, particularly from West Bengal.
The petitioner has pointed out migrant workers who come to Kerala often possess fabricated documents regarding their identity such as fabricated Aadhar and PAN cards.
The petitioner added that many of these workers have criminal backgrounds. He referred to incidents of counterfeit currency circulation and other criminal activities involving migrant workers, while stressing on the need for stringent registration and monitoring processes.
He further argued that there is significant discrepancy between the official census figures and the actual numbers of migrant workers in Kerala. Officially, there are 5.2 lakh migrant workers, but the actual figure was estimated to be around 7.5 lakhs, the petitioner said.
This indicated that approximately 2.5 lakh migrant workers were unregistered, making it challenging for the State to track and regulate them, the petitioner added.
The petitioner informed that he has already flagged these issues in a representation made to the State’s Labour Department authorities. However, no action has been taken till date despite a reminder. Therefore, the petitioner has now approached the High Court for relief.
The petition has been filed through Advocate Ameer Salim.
Source: Barandbench
