Global InformationNokku kooli information
Nokku kooli is a euphemism for extortion by organized labour unions in Kerala, India under which bribes are paid to trade union activists in exchange for allowing unaffiliated workers to unload their own belongings and materials.[1] This happens with the tacit support of political parties including those in government. In Malayalam, 'nokku kooli', translates into 'gawking wages' or 'wages for (just) looking on'.[2]
Nokku kooli often enjoys a quasi-legal status, legitimized in one case by the Head-load Workers Welfare Fund Board of an industrial zone in Kochi establishing a 'wages list' for jobs that can be completed with machine-driven processes.[2]
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