Extracted Data Points

  • National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) organized a core group meeting in hybrid mode at its premises in New Delhi
  • Nearly 28.9% of India's population consists of migrant workers moving between rural and urban areas
  • Migrant workers play a vital role in every sector of the economy
  • During COVID-19 crisis, severe hardships were faced by migrant workers
  • Many outsourced workers reportedly do not receive even minimum wages, with contractors allegedly deducting large sums through payment apps
  • IIM Ahmedabad study showed welfare measures led to factory workers' efficiency rising by 1.38 times
  • SEBI's Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) under ESG reporting discloses listed companies' environmental, social and governance performance
  • BRSR captures labour welfare data, including migrant and contract workers
  • Most migrants fall outside regulation due to their presence in MSMEs and unorganised sector
  • e-Shram portal exists as a foundation for migrant worker data
  • MSME schemes mentioned: PM Vishwakarma, PMEGP, Udyam Registration
  • Suggestions included: coordination council for migrant labourers, national migrant workers' dashboard, linking databases across government systems
  • Value-chain/supply-chain disclosure standards should be broader and more uniform for migrant labour data in ESG/BRSR reporting
  • Sector-specific corporate responsibility guidelines needed for high-migrant-intensity sectors like textiles, gig work and construction
  • Formal national-level advisory or consultation mechanism for migrant workers recommended
  • Updated migration data systems at district and real-time levels needed
  • Standardizing certification processes for migrant workers in welfare schemes, especially construction, hospitality and domestic work
  • Migrant worker considerations should be embedded into urban planning frameworks
  • Portability architecture should be strengthened beyond existing schemes for cross-state access to health, insurance and welfare entitlements
  • ESG-linked incentives through rating systems suggested so companies improving migrant worker welfare receive better ratings
  • Sectoral 'top companies' should be jointly accountable for migrant worker conditions in invisible value chains
  • Mandatory contractor-level migrant welfare declarations requiring suppliers to certify compliance on wages, safety, housing and recruitment conditions
  • Actionable grievance systems with strict timelines for complaint resolution
  • Pre-departure orientation programmes in high-migration districts covering rights awareness, contracts, wages and legal protections
  • Migrant-specific disclosure sections in ESG/BRSR frameworks covering registration status, wage audits, grievance resolution rates and housing/safety compliance
  • Moving towards "living wage" benchmarks instead of minimum wages based on actual urban cost of living
  • Digital wage payment systems linked to payroll records to reduce wage theft
  • Strengthening interstate migration corridor coordination mechanisms between high-outflow and high-inflow states