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Abstract Emigration of workers to Kerala, demographic contraction of the supply of young workers brought about by rapid demographic transition in the state, higher wage rates of Kerala workers, the ability of Kerala workers to sustain themselves with remittances from relatives even without work for long periods, reluctance on the part of Kerala workers to do hard physical work- all these have engendered the era of replacement migration in Kerala. Most of the respondents (46 percent) are from West Bengal. The majority of them are strongly opined that they have workplace injuries (60%) and social issues (50%).Most of them strongly opined that, have gastric issues (35%),Tiresome (30%), Psychological pain (37%), improper diet (30%) and teeth aches. Majority of them strongly disagreed about that they have skin problems (60%).The health problems such as Skin problems and Teeth problems are significant and the Sleeping problems, Breathing problems, Abdominal issues, Vision problems, Musculoskeletal pains, Mental problems insignificant for the migrant workers.