Unfolding the Impact of COVID-19 on Reverse Migrants in Uttar Pradesh

Maiti, Susobhan; Sharma, Disha; Gupta, Tanushree

doi:10.1177/00219096221106080

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“…In addition to psychological impacts, COVID-19 posed social challenges for migrant workers. Some of the challenges are job loss, income loss, transportation problems, mental stress, and social discrimination ( Maiti et al, 2022 ). Pregnant returning migrant women represented a group that was heavily impacted at the social level.…”

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The Psychological, Social, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Nepali Migrant Workers

Ghimire

Nepal

Crowley

et al. 2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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The global pandemic impacted Asian migrant workers disproportionately. During the first COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, Nepali migrant workers faced many challenges due to widespread misconceptions of them being vectors of COVID-19. This research examines COVID-19 impacts on international and internal Nepali migrant workers. A national survey on the social, economic, and psychological challenges of returning Nepali migrant workers was administered online from 10 May to 20 July 2020. A total of 672 responses were received. Using a binary logistic regression model, the research finds that the domestic migrant workers were less likely to get economic support, expect to borrow money during COVID-19, experience negative changes in their personal lives, and expect the COVID-19 contraction. In contrast, international migrant workers were less likely to return to their pre-pandemic employment. The research exposed long-standing vulnerabilities of migrant workers and identified immediate actions from Nepalese Central, Provincial, and Local governments to address their needs.

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The Psychological, Social, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Nepali Migrant Workers

Ghimire

Nepal

Crowley

et al. 2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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“…These restrictions along with the fear of infection led to a massive decline in economic activity causing a significant fall in income and employment (Gopinath, 2020;International Labour Organization (ILO), 2021). The economic contraction and the lockdown policies have impacted the vulnerable groups the most (Ambagudia, 2022;Azeez et al, 2021;Breman, 2020;Buffel et al, 2021;Chee, 2020;Kumar et al, 2021;Maiti et al, 2022). There are concerns that it may significantly dent the fight against poverty, food insecurity and illiteracy (Laborde et al, 2020;Lakner et al, 2020Lakner et al, , 2021United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2020;Valensisi, 2020).…”

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“…While the fall in economic activity negatively affected almost everyone, the vulnerable sections suffered the most. Migrant labour was among the hardest hit by the lockdown (Agoramoorthy and Hsu, 2021; Maiti et al, 2022; Ray and Subramanian, 2020). The sudden announcement left them stranded and without work.…”

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COVID-19 and Differential Income Recovery: Survey Evidence from Indian Punjab

Singh

Singh²,

Baruah

2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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The study examines changes in earnings of the workers over 1 year. The results show differential impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on income of the workers. The findings suggest that workers, whose occupations were restricted in the initial phase of lockdown, continue to do worse even after lifting the restrictions. Females, casual workers and the less educated are among the worst affected by the economic shock. They continue to lag behind with no sign of catching up with other groups. The study asks for short- and long-term policy measures to address the issue.

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Examining the Impact of Socio-economic, Demographic and Policy Factors on Reverse Migration in India During COVID-19 Pandemic

Tiwari,

Majumdar

2024

Environment and Urbanization ASIA

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This article examines the factors that determined ‘reverse migration’ of households from urban locations in India in the aftermath of a series of lockdowns that followed the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Positioning reverse migration as a coping strategy to ameliorate negative consequences of loss of livelihood, food shortages and loss of shelter in urban India, this article examines the factors that led to the utilization of this strategy in the aftermath of lockdown during the pandemic outbreak. The article also tests whether returning to hinterland persisted after the period of lockdowns. The lockdowns had exacerbated living conditions for urban poor. Migration to rural areas continued despite various policies and programmes that the national and state governments instituted to counter the negative impact of lockdowns, particularly on low-income households. Examining the socio-economic, demographic and policy factors, this article provides evidence that family support and rural social institutions such as self-help groups played a crucial role in providing support system during pandemic even to those who migrated back from urban areas. Government programmes such as Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and access to public distribution system were also important for reverse migrants. An important result is that the first wave of reverse migration was due to family and emotional reasons that arose because of lockdowns, the second wave of migration was for economic reasons as households continued to struggle in urban areas, and the migration during the third wave was a usual seasonal migration.

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Unfolding the Impact of COVID-19 on Reverse Migrants in Uttar Pradesh

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

The Psychological, Social, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Nepali Migrant Workers

The Psychological, Social, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Nepali Migrant Workers

COVID-19 and Differential Income Recovery: Survey Evidence from Indian Punjab

Examining the Impact of Socio-economic, Demographic and Policy Factors on Reverse Migration in India During COVID-19 Pandemic

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