Transformation of ‘Migrant Labourers’ to ‘Guest Workers’ in Kerala: A Situational Analysis with Special Reference to the Kanjikode Iron Industries

Abstract

The inflow of migrant labourers from Bihar to Kerala has been increasing
day-by-day, especially to the construction fields across the State. The
Kanjikode iron industrial area in the Palakkad district in Kerala is one of
these sought after areas where migrant labourers build their lives. Migrant
labourers from Bihar are one of the significant labour groups in the Kanjikode
iron industries. A situational analysis of migrant labourers from Bihar with
specific reference to the Kanjikode iron industries was done in 2008.