By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Aug 21: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has urged the Joint Labour Commissioner to address concerns about the practice of interstate migrant workers forging acknowledgement slips to enter Meghalaya.
In a letter addressed to the Joint Labour Commissioner, HYC said that during anti-influx drives in construction sites and factories, they have detected migrant workers entering and working in the state only on the strength of the Labour Department’s acknowledgement slip.
The HYC has urged the official to direct all concerned, including police personnel at infiltration check gates, not to take these slips as valid documents until a registration card is issued.
HYC also argued that ‘acknowledgement slips’ and ‘registration cards’ were being manufactured, forged, or illegally obtained by migrant workers, particularly in the Byrnihat area.
The group has demanded strict actions against those who make these counterfeit cards and acknowledgement slips and sell them to the migrant workers.
The HYC’s letter Commissioner highlighted the need for proper verification of migrant workers’ antecedents and the need for stricter measures to prevent illegal entry.
