Taking cognizance of the plight of Tamils working abroad, theTamil Nadugovernment is set to put in place a system to track them, aid them in their hour of crisis, insure them and offer financial assistance when they plan to return, says minister of minorities welfare,Wakf BoardandNon-Resident Tamilswelfare Gingee K S Masthan . In an interview to Shanmughasundaram J , he details the measures being taken for the welfare of Sri Lankan refugees including a new housing project and better living conditions in the camps until the DMK governments plea for granting them Citizenship is accepted.
Many NRT associations and representatives said families of those who may have been killed in an accident at the workplace or those who died of other causes find it difficult to get back their mortal remains. They lamented that many of them were being cheated by the employers when it comes to the nature of the job and wages.