An Economic Study of Migrant Labourers

Abstract

Due to globalization and the opening up of the international borders for economic activities, the movement of the people from one place to another had become more frequent and rapid. Internally, urbanization, industrialization and better transportation facilities had become more frequent and rapid. Internally, urbanization, industrialization and better transportation facilities had provided a greater momentum to the migration of people from the rural to the urban areas. The causes for migration varied from place to place. Both in-migration and also out-migration bring about vast changes in an economy in its socio-economic and demographic aspects. The findings of such micro studies and the primary data collected are of much importance for framing policies and programmed for planning and development. Hence this study had been undertaken. This study has shown that all the respondents were undecided on the economic problems of migration. The study is different and unique in that it did not show the factors affecting migration and its effects like several previous studies but also revealed the perception of the non migration on benefits and problems of migration. The study has demonstrated that perception of non migrants on benefits to begained and problem to be faced from migration is influenced mainly by the marital circumstances and length of residence of the non migration. Therefore, any measures seeking to influence the process of migration should meet the people’s perception of benefits of migration.