Kerala floods put Bengali workers in deep trouble

Mainul Alam has just returned from Kerala to the Malda district of Bangladesh. So he worked as a carpenter a week ago.

Aram is one of thousands of skilled unskilled Bangladeshi workers who are back in the devastating flood of Kerala and are panicking. Many of them were trapped in rising waters before being rescued by local people and government forces.

"This is not the flood itself, the crisis after the flood is a big threat to me," Alam said.

According to a survey in 2017, it is estimated that there are nearly 400,000 migrant workers in Kerala, West Bengal is one of the biggest suppliers of this labor force.

According to the "God own labor force" research provided by the center for immigration and inclusive development, the carpentry of Kerala State earns at least 800 rupees a day at least in the hometown of his country, at least Rs. 800. Indeed, Kerala is one of the highest incomes among such workers, not only in India but across the SAARC region as a whole.

Social activist Ajoy Moitra said, "Family children visit private academic institutions, even if they can manage their work locally, it will be difficult to maintain, lowering living standards overnight "As incomes rise, some people are forced to commit crimes. In general, the impact this situation has on society is less desirable. "

Although these workers can get back to Kerala, Kerala will begin mass cleaning and rebuilding work. Many of them do not know much about the future.

"We rushed away Kerala and did not provide the appropriate information to all concerned.Finally we can now lose accounts payable," a semi-skilled plumber Gopal Mahato Said. "In addition, the scope of the new work after returning home is still unclear, I do not have a job at home."

Most of these workers belong to the hinterland of Mulshidabad and Marda in Bangladesh. By the way, these areas are also easy to flood, most of which are damaged by floods. This is one of the reasons they rushed to the house when they were severely damaged in Kerala.

"As residents of these places, we know how deadly the flood is," Carpenter Alam said. "So, I do not have enough courage to stay there."

Migrant workers claim that many relief camps and volunteers were told to leave their camps. In Kerala state of West Bengal, from 800 thousand to 100 thousand workers are working. Most of them are in the Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad and Palakkad areas, which are most affected by floods. More than 10,000 Bangladeshi workers are presumed to be helpless. Workers and volunteers sent a special team to the West Bengal government to take care of these workers and arrange special trains from Howla via Alleppey, Trivandrum, Madurai, Chennai to Ernakulam I asked. State government orders are very important. Workers are currently living in lowlands, most of them are in the water and food and drinking water runs short soon.

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