Lok Sabha Question No. 1255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Workers for Construction Industries
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## WORKERS FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

†1255. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether some foreign countries have shown interest in calling workers from India for their construction industries;
- (b)if so, the details of such countries and steps proposed to be taken to send skilled/unskilled labourers from our country;
- (c)the details of the existing policy of the Government in this regard and current system of sending workers to the international market;
- (d)the state-wise number of registered agencies which send workers abroad;
- (e)the  state-wise  number  of  people  sent  abroad  annually  by  such  agencies  during  the  last three years along with the details of trades/skills in demand in international market; and (f)the details of cases, where these agencies have exploited such workers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (c):  The foreign employers having the demand of workers recruit the workers and the recruitment for the demand  is a matter between foreign employer and the recruitment agent. Indian nationals holding Emigration Check Required (ECR) category passports and immigrating  for  employment  purpose  to  any  notified  ECR  country  take  Emigration clearance through Emigrate system of Ministry of External Affairs. The e-Migrate system provides  the  Government  a  comprehensive  and  online  database  of  Emigrant  workers, Missions,  Recruiting  Agents,  Foreign  Employers,  and  Insurance  Agencies.  E-Migrate  is aimed at making the emigration process faster, transparent and allows online authentication/verification  of  credentials  of  all  stakeholders.  In  addition,  the  data  in  eMigrate also includes those persons going for employment under Emigration Check Not Required (ECNR) category if they voluntarily register in the system.
- (d):        State-wise number of registered agencies is enclosed herewith at Annexure-'A'.
- (e):     The state-wise number of people sent abroad and details of trades/skills during the last three years are enclosed herewith at Annexure-'B' and Annexure-'C' respectively.
- (f):          The year-wise complaints against these agencies during the last three years are enclosed herewith at Annexure 'D'.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1255 for answer on 19.09.2020 regarding Workers for Construction Industries by Shri Gopal Chinnaya Shetty .

| Statewise Active Registered Agencies (RA) as on 16.09.2020   | Statewise Active Registered Agencies (RA) as on 16.09.2020   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE/UT                                                     | Number of RA                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                               | 15                                                           |
| BIHAR                                                        | 7                                                            |
| CHANDIGARH                                                   | 15                                                           |
| DELHI                                                        | 216                                                          |
| GOA                                                          | 8                                                            |
| GUJARAT                                                      | 12                                                           |
| HARYANA                                                      | 16                                                           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                             | 2                                                            |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                              | 3                                                            |
| JHARKHAND                                                    | 3                                                            |
| KARNATAKA                                                    | 20                                                           |
| KERALA                                                       | 155                                                          |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                               | 1                                                            |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                  | 620                                                          |
| ORISSA                                                       | 6                                                            |
| PUNJAB                                                       | 83                                                           |
| RAJASTHAN                                                    | 47                                                           |
| TAMIL NADU                                                   | 126                                                          |
| TELANGANA                                                    | 72                                                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                | 35                                                           |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                  | 4                                                            |
| WEST BENGAL                                                  | 18                                                           |
| TOTAL                                                        | 1484                                                         |
| (Source: Emigrate)                                           |                                                              |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1255 for answer on 19.09.2020 regarding Workers for Construction Industries by Shri Gopal Chinnaya Shetty

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| Emigration Clearance (Year wise)   | Emigration Clearance (Year wise)   | Emigration Clearance (Year wise)   | Emigration Clearance (Year wise)   | Emigration Clearance (Year wise)   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|                                    |                                    | EC Count                           | EC Count                           | EC Count                           |
|                                    | STATE/UT                           | 2017                               | 2018                               | 2019                               |
|                                    | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                  | 13                                 | 12                                 | 11                                 |
|                                    | ANDHRA PRADESH                     | 17725                              | -                                  | 18005                              |
|                                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                  | 3                                  | 15528                              | 5                                  |
|                                    | ASSAM                              | 2557                               | 1667                               | 2632                               |
|                                    | BIHAR                              | 69426                              | 59181                              | 55423                              |
|                                    | CHANDIGARH                         | 139                                | 101                                | 125                                |
|                                    | CHHATTISGARH                       | 123                                | 109                                | 120                                |
|                                    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI               | 11                                 | 3                                  | 8                                  |
|                                    | DAMAN & DIU                        | 25                                 | 37                                 | 20                                 |
|                                    | DELHI                              | 1211                               | 1107                               | 1485                               |
|                                    | GOA                                | 666                                | 641                                | 627                                |
|                                    | GUJARAT                            | 4266                               | 3314                               | 3688                               |
|                                    | HARYANA                            | 1548                               | 1382                               | 1475                               |
|                                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                   | 666                                | 399                                | 431                                |
|                                    | JAMMU & KASHMIR                    | 2089                               | 2704                               | 4540                               |
|                                    | JHARKHAND                          | 3930                               | 3664                               | 3348                               |
|                                    | KARNATAKA                          | 5231                               | 4267                               | 5316                               |
|                                    | KERALA                             | 16643                              | 14496                              | 19173                              |
|                                    | LAKSHADWEEP                        | 5                                  | -                                  | 1                                  |
|                                    | MADHYA PRADESH                     | 995                                | 974                                | 1145                               |
|                                    | MAHARASHTRA                        | 7851                               | 7449                               | 7666                               |
|                                    | MANIPUR                            | 18                                 | 12                                 | 10                                 |
|                                    | MEGHALAYA                          | 9                                  | 5                                  | 7                                  |
|                                    | MIZORAM                            | 2                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  |
|                                    | NAGALAND                           | 2                                  | 5                                  | 3                                  |
|                                    | ORISSA                             | 11200                              | 9832                               | 7476                               |
|                                    | PONDICHERRY                        | 336                                | 312                                | 281                                |
|                                    | PUNJAB                             | 27607                              | 19777                              | 14665                              |
|                                    | RAJASTHAN                          | 32184                              | 30272                              | 28982                              |
|                                    | SIKKIM                             | 7                                  | 13                                 | 7                                  |
|                                    | TAMIL NADU                         | 38341                              | 31588                              | 27783                              |
|                                    | TELANGANA                          | 17609                              | 13085                              | 13388                              |
|                                    | TRIPURA                            | 1365                               | 1218                               | 1643                               |
|                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                      | 88450                              | 86273                              | 116251                             |
|                                    | UTTARAKHAND                        | 2172                               | 2081                               | 3323                               |
|                                    | WEST BENGAL                        | 36599                              | 28648                              | 28982                              |
|                                    | Total                              | 391024                             | 340157                             | 368048                             |
|                                    | (Source:Emigrate)                  |                                    |                                    |                                    |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1255 for answer on 19.09.2020 regarding Workers for Construction Industries by Shri Gopal Chinnaya Shetty

| Top 20 Jobrole wise EC count   |       |
|--------------------------------|-------|
| 2017                           |       |
| MASON                          | 52883 |
| CARPENTER                      | 41588 |
| GENERAL LABOUR                 | 28511 |
| ELECTRICIAN                    | 17703 |
| HELPER (TO SKILLED WORKERS)    | 17111 |
| FITTER                         | 15534 |
| TECHNICIAN                     | 13435 |
| CLEANER                        | 12812 |
| DRIVER                         | 12481 |
| LABOURER                       | 11390 |
| DRIVER (LIGHT DUTY)            | 11055 |
| STEEL FIXER                    | 10224 |
| PAINTER                        | 9772  |
| LABOUR                         | 9589  |
| WELDER                         | 9290  |
| PLUMBER                        | 7596  |
| HELPER                         | 6559  |
| MECHANIC                       | 6156  |
| PLANTATION WORKER              | 4371  |
| RIGGER                         | 4316  |

## (Source:Emigrate)

| 2019                        |          |
|-----------------------------|----------|
| Jobrole                     | EC Count |
| DRIVER                      | 46469    |
| GENERAL LABOUR              | 43243    |
| MASON                       | 26450    |
| CARPENTER                   | 17370    |
| DOMESTIC DRIVER             | 16279    |
| CLEANER                     | 12896    |
| HELPER                      | 12239    |
| LABOURER                    | 12225    |
| ELECTRICIAN                 | 11614    |
| TECHNICIAN                  | 11436    |
| DOMESTIC HELPER ( MALE)     | 9205     |
| NURSE                       | 9015     |
| HELPER (TO SKILLED WORKERS) | 8671     |
| DRIVER (LIGHT DUTY)         | 7925     |
| WELDER                      | 7774     |
| FITTER                      | 6676     |
| PLANTATION WORKER           | 6552     |
| LABOUR                      | 5711     |
| PAINTER                     | 5356     |
| HEAVY DRIVER                | 5319     |

| 2018                        |          |
|-----------------------------|----------|
| Jobrole                     | EC Count |
| MASON                       | 37785    |
| GENERAL LABOUR              | 29773    |
| CARPENTER                   | 28188    |
| TECHNICIAN                  | 21326    |
| ELECTRICIAN                 | 13575    |
| HELPER (TO SKILLED WORKERS) | 12924    |
| DRIVER                      | 12295    |
| LABOURER                    | 12016    |
| FITTER                      | 11653    |
| CLEANER                     | 11272    |
| PLANTATION WORKER           | 9288     |
| WELDER                      | 8262     |
| HELPER                      | 8238     |
| DRIVER (LIGHT DUTY)         | 7942     |
| PAINTER                     | 7437     |
| LABOUR                      | 7307     |
| STEEL FIXER                 | 7118     |
| PLUMBER                     | 6566     |
| NURSE                       | 5974     |
| DOMESTIC DRIVER             | 4958     |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1255 for answer on 19.09.2020 regarding Workers for Construction Industries by Shri Gopal Chinnaya Shetty

Year-wise Complaint registered against Registered Agencies

| Year              | No. of Complaints   |
|-------------------|---------------------|
| 2017              | 1508                |
| 2018              | 1817                |
| 2019              | 2346                |
| (Source:Emigrate) |                     |

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