New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- A flight home may not always be for a holiday. It can often bring back an injured worker, away from the employer, insurer and office, in the Gulf countries, Africa or elsewhere, that hold the records needed for a claim for his injuries. The journey may be necessary for recovery. It should not make the claim impossible to pursue.

South Asia needs to give this stage of labour migration greater attention. Recruitment and departure receive visible administrative effort. Remittances receive economic attention. The worker who returns with an unresolved injury can fall between discussions about employment abroad and assistance at home.

In April, an International Labour Organization dialogue in Nepal called for stronger co...