Aggressive testing for migrant workers in Kerala

The testing will be coordinated by the district Collectors in association with the Labour Department and the contractors engaging migrant workers.

The State Labour Department has decided to conduct aggressive testing of migrant workers as it reassures them food and shelter, asking them to stay back during the State-wide lockdown set to begin on Saturday. The testing will be coordinated by the district Collectors in association with the Labour Department and the contractors engaging migrant workers. “The contractors have also been asked to identify buildings for isolating migrants testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. We have also asked the Civil Supplies Corporation to distribute food kits of specific commodities matching the food habits of migrants at the places where they live in coordination with the district collectors, labour and the local self-government departments,” said S. Chithra, State Labour Commissioner.