Menon, Anjana2026-07-142026-07-142025-12Menon, A. (2025). 'Invisible Workers, Visible Stereotypes': Analysing the Complex Realities of Migrant Women in Kerala, India. Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, 66 & 67, Spec. Iss., 126-136. https://mcrg.ac.in/rw%20files/RW66_67/RW%2066_67-2.pdf2347-405Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/43810This article is reproduced here with permission from the author and may be found online at https://mcrg.ac.in/rw%20files/RW66_67/RW%2066_67-2.pdf.In this paper, the author finds that the representations of migrant workers in Kerala must be critically re-examined, not merely as reflections of economic necessity, but as complex cultural artifacts that reveal the interplay between historical prejudices and contemporary labour practices. This study calls for a more nuanced understanding of migration, one that acknowledges both the exploitative tendencies inherent in these representations and the potential for transformative change in the socio-cultural fabric of Kerala.MigrantsKeralaMigrationKochiUnskilled labourArticle