Women Workers on the Move

Rajan, S. Irudaya; Sumeetha, M

doi:10.4135/9789353287788.n29

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“…1 , women account for over half of the total migrants in the country. However, while male migration is primarily driven by reasons of work/employment, most female migration is for marriage or associated reasons (Rajan 2013 ; Rajan and Sumeetha 2019a ). However, studies have also pointed towards the increasing incidence of female migration or feminisation for employment on the rise (Neetha 2004 ; Rajan and Neetha 2018 ; Mahapatro 2020 ; Parida and Madheswaran 2020 ), which will be discussed in the next section.…”

Section: Section I: Internal Migration In India: Attributes and Pattementioning

confidence: 99%

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Internal Labour Migration in India: A ‘Crisis of Mobility’

Rajan

Sivakumar

Srinivasan

2020

Ind. J. Labour Econ.

139

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This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on migration. The rapid spread of the pandemic caught countries across the world off guard, resulting in widespread lockdowns that clamped down on mobility, commercial activities and social interactions. In India, the pandemic precipitated a severe 'crisis of mobility', with migrant labourers in many major cities seeking to return to their hometowns. Their desperate attempts to return home by any means available rendered the lockdown ineffective in several areas, prompting clashes with authorities, last-minute policy relief and, eventually, the arrangement of transport measures. This paper aims to shed light on the vulnerability of India's internal migrants in terms of their mobility, gender and mental health. In addition, it critically analyses the limitations of public policy in addressing migrants and suggests recommendations for the way ahead.

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Section: Section I: Internal Migration In India: Attributes and Pattementioning

confidence: 99%

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Internal Labour Migration in India: A ‘Crisis of Mobility’

Rajan

Sivakumar

Srinivasan

2020

Ind. J. Labour Econ.

139

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“…While women outnumber men in internal migration in India, it is often identified as part of marriage or associational migration (Srivastava 2012;Rajan and Sumeetha 2020;Mazumdar, Agnihotri and Neetha 2013). This generalisation is one of the inherent reasons for the invisibility of female labour migrants.…”

Section: Gender In Circular Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Labour Migration, Vulnerability, and Development Policy: The Pandemic as Inflexion Point?

Srivastava¹

2020

Ind. J. Labour Econ.

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“…As per Census India, 2011 report, 67.93 per cent of total migrants are women and 32.07 per cent are men ( Kumar and Choudhury, 2021 ). Women were hard hit during the lockdown period while migrating back to their native places ( Rajan and Sumeetha, 2019 , Rajan et al 2020 , etc.). Using the data obtained from the Consumer Pyramids Household Surveys (CMIE-CPHS), Abraham, Basole and Kesar (2021) estimated a logit regression model that predicts that women were seven times more likely to lose work during lockdown compared to men, however, education shielded male workers from losing jobs.…”

Section: Introduction Motivation and Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%