Write an essay of the impact of the influx of migrant labourers on the economic and social life in kerala
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Migrant labourers in Kerala, India's southern most state, are a significant economic force in the state; there were around 2.5 million internal migrants in Kerala according to a 2013 study by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation. Every year, the migrant worker population in Kerala increases by 2.35 lakh (235,000) people.[1] The study, based on long distance trains terminating in Kerala, does not cover migrants from the neighbouring states who use other modes of transport. Assuming that the estimation is rigorous and extrapolating it, taking into account the net annual addition, possible growth in migration rate, as well as accounting for the migration from the neighbouring states, Kerala is likely to have 3.5 to 4 million inter-state migrant workers in 2017.[2] Despite their importance and despite many of them praising the state for its welfare schemes and environment,[3] they are often ignored in comparison and suffer from comparatively poor living conditions. Trivandrum city is estimated to have over 600,000 migrant workers living within city limits which is over 50% of its permanent population. In Kochi the migrant workers constitute to about 35% of the total population and even small towns like Chengannur has between 10% - 15% migrants. In Perumbavoor and Kattakada migrant workers outnumber the local population and