Close on the heels of the Government reviewing progress of its special package for checking migration in 30 GPs in Balangir and Nuapada districts, various social organisations held talks on labour migration of western Odisha here on Thursday and Friday.
The workshop organised jointly by the GAATW, SEWA, Aaina and Aide et Action Bhubaneshwar was attended by grassroots organisations working on migration and bonded labour in Balangir, Bargarh, Nuapada, Kalhandi and Subarnapur district. Participants deliberated on different aspect of labour migration from these districts and gave their views for checking migration by properly implementing MGNREGS, Inter-State Migrant Worksman Act of 1979 and strengthening of vigilance committee at district levels.
They too emphasized on proper and effective registration of migrant worker at panchyat level, monitoring of skilled women workers working in outside the State, creation of corpus fund to deal away with problems of payment of MGNREG workers.
They lamented that the MOU signed with the Andhra Pradesh Government for betterment of migrant labourers in Andhra Pradresh has been defunct. New MOUs with both the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governments should be signed afresh, opined UMi Daniel of Aide et Bhubaneswar.
Among others, lalita Missal (NAWO), Nalini (SEWA), Sneha Mishra (AAINA), Saroj Barik of Aide et Action, Bhubneshwar spoke.