EMERGING TRENDS OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN INDIA – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

AUTHOR – DEVADHARSHINI A, STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, TNDALU

BEST CITATION – DEVADHARSHINI A, EMERGING TRENDS OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN INDIA – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (4) OF 2025, PG. 1160-1172, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT:

An emigrant worker is someone who relocates from one place to another in hunt of employment to sustain themselves. In India, the challenges faced by similar workers have stressed the government’s shy sweats in icing their safety, health, and overall working conditions. The COVID- 19 epidemic, which began in Wuhan, China, and snappily spread worldwide, revealed the dire circumstances of these workers numerous of whom were seen walking along roads and roadways trying to return to their native places. The civil lockdown assessed to check the contagion forced them to leave the metropolises, as their livelihoods and access to introductory musts were suddenly cut off. This study seeks to propose practical and implementable measures that governments can borrow to support migratory workers in the event of unborn lockdowns. More importantly, it emphasizes the need for long- term, sustainable results that would minimize the necessity for workers to leave their motherlands unless absolutely essential. The exploration adopts a doctrinal methodology and is predicated in core legal exploration principles. It primarily explores the rigors faced by migratory workers and proposes feasible remedies. The authors have conducted an in- depth review of scholarly literature, incorporating perceptivity and perspectives from established experts in the field.

KEYWORDS: Migratory Workers, Livelihood, Rights, Push And Pull Factor, Government.