Since many of the internal and international migrants are back to their native places, their representative associations are discussing their issues. They came out with the idea of a joint platform for workers in Telangana
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the issues of internal and international migrants on the forefront of the policymakers and politicians. Those who sympathaise with them call for measures to address their plight and do something concrete to address their issues.
“Many internal migrant workers are unorganised workers. Most of them are not even registered in the companies’ list as employees. They work without any social security, there is no emergency care for them. Similar is the case with international migrants. They go to work on contractual basis, it is fine till the time they work but there is support if they lose their jobs suddenly or something extraordinary happens with them,” said a migrant worker Gangaram from the Indian state of Telangana.
Since many of the internal and international migrants are back to their native places, their representative associations are discussing their issues. They came out with the idea of a joint platform for workers in Telangana.
Heads of Telangana Gulf Workers’ Association, Emigrants Welfare Forum and Pravasi Mitra Labour Union mulled the idea of floating a national political party for the welfare of internal and international migrants.
According to media reports, these groups are mulling over the formation of a National Network for Migrant Workers and National Federation for Migrant Workers. They are contacting social organisations, trade unions, and even smaller groups to come together to float a political party to take up the cause of the migrant workers.
After formation of the party, a candidate who has returned from the Gulf would be fielded in the upcoming by polls in Telangana’s Huzurabad Assembly constituency
“We held consultations with representatives of different states in Delhi recently. Forty-five crore migrants have come back home during the Covid-19 pandemic, 88 lakh Indians are currently toiling for a livelihood in the Gulf countries, inward remittances from the Gulf are the highest, yet no government is ready to address our concerns. We are announcing a national platform with an agenda of education, employment, empowerment of Gulf workers, white-collar employees, returnees and overseas students,” Nangi Devender Reddy, president of the Telangana Gulf Workers Association said in his comments to media.
“The associations have decided to begin consultations at the grassroots level in 100 districts across 13 states in the country to do the foundation to register a political party,” said Mandha Bheem Reddy, president of the Emigrants Welfare Forum.
After formation of the party, a candidate who has returned from the Gulf would be fielded in the upcoming by polls in Telangana’s Huzurabad Assembly constituency.
“We are ready to challenge the politics of money and muscle power. Our two non-political arms will continue to agitate for our demands. They will guide and support the political arm. As politics is what decides our future, we are ready to decide our politics now,” he added.
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