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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5 million (50 lakh) (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ernakulam | > 800,000 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | >800,000 |
| Kozhikode | >400,000 |
| Palakkad | >400,000 |
| Other districts | ~3,000,000 |
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Migrant labourers in Kerala, India's southernmost state, are a significant economic force in the state; there were around 2.5 million internal migrants in Kerala according to a 2013 study by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation. Every year, the migrant worker population in Kerala increases by 2.35 lakh (235,000) people.[1] The study, based on long-distance trains terminating in Kerala, does not cover migrants from the neighbouring states who use other modes of transport. Assuming that the estimation is rigorous and extrapolating it, taking into account the net annual addition, possible growth in migration rate, as well as accounting for the migration from the neighbouring states, Kerala is likely to have 5 to 5.5 million inter-state migrant workers in 2020.[2] Despite their importance and despite many of them praising the state for its welfare schemes and environment,[3] they are often ignored in comparison and suffer from comparatively poor living conditions.
- ^ K, Rejimon (1 May 2017). "Left-led Kerala govt will be first in country to provide insurance, free medical treatment for migrant workers". Firstpost. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ https://www.unescogym.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Gods-Own-Workforce-CMID-2017.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Menon, Sreelatha (27 July 2011). "Kerala, a 'Dubai' for Bengali migrants". Business Standard India. Retrieved 14 December 2017 – via Business Standard.