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“If crime among migrants is rising, the question should not only be who commits it but why. Goa’s economy depends heavily on informal labour. Contractors often employ workers without verifying their identities, providing proper housing, or ensuring fair wages. Workers live in makeshift colonies with little sanitation or security. Police verification is rare, and landlords frequently rent out rooms without knowing who their tenants are. These are not isolated failures—they are systemic gaps that create the conditions where crime can flourish.

The government’s proposed remedy is to tighten verification. Every migrant labourer, Sawant says, mu

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