FACTORS OF VULNERABILITY AMONG THE INTERSTATE MIGRANTS IN KERALA

K Suneesh, Assi
2017 PESQUISA-International Journal of Research   unpublished
The study examines the factors of vulnerability of migrant labourers in Kerala state. The state has been witnessing extensive inflow of migrant labourers not only from the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka but also from states in East India (West Bengal and Orissa), North India (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and Northeast (Assam, Manipur). Higher wages for unskilled labour in the state, extensive opportunities for employment and deficiency of local labour, paradoxically
more » ... e the high unemployment rate in the state, prompted the massive influx of migrant labour to the state. The paper examines the corroborative factors of the vulnerabilities of the interstate migrants in Kerala.
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