Goa has been attracting migrants from all over the country on account of its rapid growth and prosperity. The high demand for labour and the high wage rates in Goa have resulted in an influx of migrants in the casual labour market, but largely in hospitality,construction and fishery sector.
Disha has pioneered a Migration Information Resource Centre’s for migrants and other unorganized sector workers in Goa, in collaboration with their employers.
Registration - The union’s ID card process is very effective among migrants, many of them has benefit of the card against police harassment, wages exploitation from contractors, and even as a reference document to get benefit of government schemes such as ration card, voters cards and other welfare schemes.