Rights Of Repatriated Indian Workers : Kerala HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Effective Mechanism To Address Claims & Grievances

The Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt of Kerala & NORKA roots in a writ petition filed seeking an effective mechanism that will document and capture all kind of claims and grievances of repatriated Indian Migrant workers. According to the Petitioner the Transitional Justice Mechanism is for documenting and capturing all kinds of claims and grievances of repatriated Indian migrant workers for negotiating and availing legal remedy for their rights including reduced or non -payment of wages, denial of other entitlements and workplace discriminations etc in the future. The following are the reliefs sought for : The Respondents must establish a Transitional Justice Mechanism immediately for documenting and capturing all kinds of claims and grievances of repatriated Indian migrant workers for negotiating and availing legal remedy for their rights including reduced or non-payment of wages, denial of other entitlements and workplace discrimination etc in future. The Respondent must immediately formulate a mechanism for documenting and capturing all kinds of claims and grievances of Indian migrant workers, to be returned from countries of destinations, through concerned Indian Missions/Embassies, for negotiating and availing legal remedy for their rights including reduced or non-payment of wages, denial of other entitlements and workplace discrimination etc in future The Respondents must introduce an effective technique for documenting and capturing all kinds of claims and grievances of families of Indian migrant workers who are died in abroad during Covid-19 to raise their claims for compensation/insurance etc in future.