Odisha Lists Out Measures to Combat Exploitative Labour Migration at South Asia Labour Mobility Conference

The Odisha Government has initiated major steps to combat exploitative advance payment system of migrant workers, regulating informal recruitment chain, creating awareness for informed migration, strengthening skill development linkages, working towards interstate portability of services, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said while representing India at the two-day South Asia Labor Mobility Conference held under the joint auspices of the Royal Government of Bhutan and the World Bank.

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Stating that state's 14 out of 30 districts have been identified as labour-migration-hit pockets, he pointed out that migrant labour help desks have been set up in multiple locations. A district-level emergency relief fund of Rs. 15 lakhs each has been created to assist the migrant workforces, he said.

He further said that 67 online services are being provided through the PARESHRAM portal, including migrant worker registration.

The conference was attended among others by leading economists from South Asia, including the World Bank.