(a) the number of migrant workers who went abroad during the last three years, year-wise;
(b) the details of the service conditions of these migrant labourers; and
(c) the guidelines of Government to regulate the service conditions of migrant labourers?
MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)
(a) Offices of the Protector of Emigrants under the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
grant emigration clearance to Emigration Check Required (ECR) passport holders In respect
of only 17 ECR notified Countries. The number of Emigration Clearance granted to such workers
during the last three years is as below:
Year No. of Emigration Clearances
2008 848601
2009 610272
2010 641356
2011 (upto Oct.) 520187