Data of over 35k guest workers collected: Cops

Kochi: Ernakulam Rural police said that data collection of guest labourers in the district was progressing in full swing and that they have collected details of over 35,000 labourers so far.Registration was taking place at all police stations across the district through Janamaithri portal, police said. As many as 4,500 workers have registered with Perumbavoor station, 3,900 with Muvattupuzha police and 3,600 with Binanipuram police. Police said the data collection was to obtain transparent records of workers and places of employment and to ensure safety. As much as 40 types of information are collected from them.