The government announced a $23 billion aid package to help the poor, including migrant workers, but relief has been patchy across the vast country. Labour officials say the fact that workers are constantly on the move makes documenting them difficult. Appeals for help by migrant workers have provided a new tool for local officials, but campaigners fear the latest counting efforts will also fall short. With migrant workers scattered across factories where they work and live, or living on the outskirts of cities or sleeping rough, counting them would be a challenge. 'EXPLOITED MORE THAN LOCAL WORKERS'Last December, an all-women garment workers' union petitioned the Madras high court to demand the registration of all migrant workers in spinning mills and garment factories, as mandated by the 40-year-old migrant workers act.

Source: bd News24 April 29, 2020 00:00 UTC