Kerala Labour Minister Criticizes Human Rights Violations Against Migrant Workers
Kerala Minister condemns alleged rights violations against migrant workers in northern states
Hindustan Times
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V Sivankutty, Kerala's Labour Minister, condemned alleged human rights violations against migrant workers in northern India, particularly in the Delhi-NCR region. He highlighted the urgent need for better wages and living conditions, calling for minimum wages to be standardized at ₹26,000 per month and urging the Prime Minister to intervene.
- 01Kerala Labour Minister V Sivankutty condemned rights violations against migrant workers in northern states.
- 02He emphasized that workers are protesting not for better wages but for their basic dignity.
- 03Sivankutty called for minimum wages in the Delhi-NCR region to be set at ₹26,000 per month.
- 04He criticized the repression of protests and the treatment of labor leaders in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
- 05The minister urged the central government to withdraw new labor codes and support migrant workers.
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V Sivankutty, the Labour Minister of Kerala, expressed strong condemnation of the alleged human rights violations faced by migrant workers in northern India, particularly in the Delhi-NCR region. He stated that these workers, numbering in the lakhs, are not just protesting for better wages but for their fundamental right to live with dignity. Sivankutty highlighted serious concerns raised in a recent letter from CPI General Secretary M A Baby to the Prime Minister, emphasizing the urgent need for attention to these issues. He pointed out that rising inflation and a shortage of cooking gas have severely impacted the lives of ordinary people, making the existing minimum wages in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana inadequate for a family's basic needs. The minister advocated for a standardized minimum wage of ₹26,000 per month in the Delhi-NCR region, citing Kerala's successful implementation of minimum wages across 85 sectors as a model. He accused the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana of responding to legitimate worker demands with police repression, including the brutal treatment of pregnant women. Sivankutty also criticized the suppression of democratic protests and the jailing of labor leaders, calling for the central government to withdraw new labor codes, release detained workers, and ensure subsidized cooking gas for migrant laborers. He reaffirmed Kerala's support for workers in their fight against what he termed 'anti-labour policies.'
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This situation highlights the urgent need for better labor rights and living conditions for migrant workers, which could lead to improved economic stability for families relying on these wages.
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