Timing is everything

Timeline

Updated on: May 7, 2023.

1. Project Update

   May 7, 2023

   The Kerala Fund will gather former Indian migrant workers' data to help recover lost wages and expenses incurred during employment in Vietnam. It will be a long-term project, but we feel that eventually, we can bring the culprits of this forced labor to justice.

2. Cooperating with NGOs

   January 12, 2023

   We will liaison with several organizations focusing on human trafficking and forced labor. The goal is to come up with a strategy to help the victims of the Indian restaurant in Vietnam to include an email campaign with foreign consulates and embassies.

3. Launch of website

   November 25, 2022

   We decided to launch the website today. Next week we will sign with an Open Collective Fiscal Host.

4. Joined the Open Collective

   November 10, 2022

   The Kerala Fund will join with Open Collective Fiscal Host to handle all donations. The Kerala Fund could not join an Open Collective since the affected migrants resided in India.

5. Kerala Fund created

   November 6, 2022

   Founder decided to call the name the nonprofit organization to manage the fundraising as the "Kerala Fund".

6. Returning Indian Migrant Fund

   August 2022

   Initial idea to create a fund to help migrant Indian workers in Vietnam.