Brawn Drain: The Silent Exodus of India’s Blue-Collar-Abhijeet Rane

New Delhi [India], April 1: When discussing India’s workforce, the one worrisome trend that is often spoken about is brain drain – the emigration of our skilled workers abroad. What is going on unnoticed, though, is a phenomenon I would like to call ‘brawn drain’ wherein blue-collared workers, both skilled and semi-skilled, are opting to move to countries that offer them better remuneration or standard of living than India.

As per data shared by the Ministry of Skill Development, the number of emigration clearances sought by unskilled and…