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UNNIKRISHNANS ByExpress News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when migrant labourers in some pockets are agitated over the restrictions imposed on them, hundreds of migrant boat workers have made fishing boats their home during lockdown period. They are not keen to shift to special camps set up by the government for migrant labourers. “Many of the migrant labourers are not permanent employees. But we have taken good care of them and they feel safe staying in the boat,” said state president of All Kerala Fishing Boat Operators’ Association (AKFBOA), Peter Mathias. AKFBOA has demanded the government to take care of the migrant workers as it was not practical to manage them in the long run..