UMSNING: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has exposed serious enforcement gaps in the Meghalaya Identification, Registration (Safety & Security) of Migrant Workers Act, 2020 (MIRSS) after intercepting a night bus carrying 42 undocumented non-local laborers near Umsamlem village, Ri Bhoi District.
The KSU Umsning and Nongpoh Circles halted the Assam-registered bus on National Highway 6 at around 12:30 AM Wednesday, finding that none of the passengers had the required identification or work documentation.
KSU leaders Lester Nongbet and John Lyngdoh directed the vehicle to return to its origin, asserting that the incident reveals the MIRSS Act is being implemented “only on paper.”
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The union also accused local facilitators of assisting illegal entries and said they have identified the individual allegedly coordinating the transport, vowing to take strict action.
The KSU suspects the laborers were being brought in as cheap industrial workers for cement factories in East Jaintia Hills, undermining job security and wages for locals.
The union announced plans to conduct independent, state-wide inspections to verify compliance with legal entry mandates for non-local workers.
(4FrontMedia news)
