Well-oiled labour supply chain facilitating illegal infiltration of Bangladeshis
Indian authorities report that illegal immigration from Bangladesh is being facilitated by an organized labor supply chain. Touts and agents are allegedly coordinating with Indian employers to provide cheap, undocumented labor across various industrial sectors.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant national security and labor policy challenge regarding border control, human trafficking, and the exploitation of undocumented workers in India.
NEW DELHI: A large majority of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who sneak into India are not here to organically ‘explore’ economic opportunities; they cross over as part of a well-oiled labour supply chain, with Indian employers in states far from the border relying on headhunting touts in Bangladesh for cheap labour.The ‘jobs for illegal immigrants’ eco-system has touts at every stage — facilitating infiltration, transportation to job sites and arranging forged documentation before settling them into jobs across sectors such as textile manufacturing, construction and pharmaceuticals.“It’s an organised eco-system that comprises Bangladeshi recruitment touts who, based on requirements of Indian employers for cheap labour, identify unemployed Bangladeshis seeking low-paid, unskilled jobs in India.
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