Summary:
more-inConstruction, being a large-scale, widespread activity in Ernakulam, has engaged migrant workers in thousands in the industry, a la other districts. The expansion of the Kochi Refinery, for instance, gave employment to around 10,000 migrant workers during 2016-17. Apart from temporary shelters and permanent structures along the Kuzhikkad-Puthenkurisu road and adjoining areas, some permanent shelters house workers at Karimugal junction. The study conducted by the Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development (CMID) maps the source States for workers in the construction sector, pointing out that major construction projects have workers predominantly from northern and eastern India. Vathuruthy, which was a large residential cluster of workers from Tamil Nadu, has now begun to take in workers from other States as well..