Abstract

Migration is one of the biggest global issues and opportunities of the twenty-first century. Migrant workers support development and progress in their host nations or regions. According to reports, 33% of India's 65 million interstate migrants are labourers. They are paid differently in different places, following the unorganized labour market and migrant worker policies throughout the Indian subcontinent. Migrant workers often experience human and labour rights violations at work as a result of prejudice against them. Some of the malpractices that migrant workers face include unfair recruitment tactics, trafficking or smuggling workers, racism or discrimination in the workplace, illegal access to job benefits, wages, social security, union rights, or access to legal action and redress. Migrant workers are especially susceptible to a range of human rights violations because of the abuse of their vulnerability, their lack of social capital or authority, and their ignorance of their rights. Article 19(1) of the Constitution guarantees the right to live and establish anywhere in Indian Territory, subject to reasonable restrictions for the preservation of any scheduled tribe or the general welfare. This research examines interstate migration in India and the policies put in place to improve the welfare of migrant workers, taking into account all the inequalities they face and the measures the Indian government plans to take to meet their needs.

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