Literacy and Livelihood of Women Migrant Construction Workers: An Analytical Study

Migration is a demographic process that has been chronicled across world history. Even though various reasons have accelerated this process over the years, the dominant trend in internal migration during the 20th century has been the movement from rural to urban areas. The casual and unskilled worke...

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Published inJournal of international women's studies Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 76 - 83
Main Authors Manjunath, S, Shashi, Kumar M, Minu, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bridgewater Bridgewater State College 01.07.2021
Subjects
20th century
21st century
Averages
Children & youth
Construction industry
Demographic aspects
Economic aspects
Economic conditions
Education
Exploitation
Factor analysis
Hostility
Hygiene
Hypotheses
Informal economy
Internal migration
Literacy
Livelihood
Malnutrition
Manual workers
Migrant labor
Migrant workers
Migrants
Migration
Rural areas
Rural communities
Urban areas
Variables
Variance analysis
Wages & salaries
Welfare
Women
Women construction workers
World history
India
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Summary:Migration is a demographic process that has been chronicled across world history. Even though various reasons have accelerated this process over the years, the dominant trend in internal migration during the 20th century has been the movement from rural to urban areas. The casual and unskilled workers who shift from one region to another, offering their services on a temporary or seasonal basis are considered migrant labourers. The 21st century has witnessed problems related to migration intensifying. Migrant labourers face hostility from local populations posing a great challenge for governments to maintain the welfare of these people. Unfavourable social, economic, and cultural conditions make their lives even worse. As a result, migrant workers are frequently deprived of their basic rights and benefits which they otherwise deserve. This results in mass exploitation of the migrant community. Hence, the present study explores the problems and challenges faced by migrant construction workers, specifically women, and their impact on various aspects of their lives. The study has been conducted among 200 women migrant construction workers in North Bangalore as per the convenience sampling method, and the collected data was analysed with the help of statistical tools such as Factor analysis, Chi-Square Analysis, one-way ANOVA, Weighted Average Rank.
ISSN:1539-8706
1539-8706