Labor Migration Flashcards
(27 cards)
expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory
Labor
primary factor of production
Labor
physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work
Labor
a specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one: “Eating the bread was a labor I put myself through to quiet my stomach” (Gail-Anderson-Dargatz)
Labor
a particular form of work or method of working: manual labor
Labor
work for wages: businesses paying more for labor
Labor
- workers consider as a group
- the trade union movement, especially its officials
Labor
a political party representing workers’ interest, especially in Great Britain
Labor
the movement of people from one place to another with the intent to settle
Migration
Cause: In preindustrial societies, environmental factors, such as the need for resources due to overpopulation
Migration
Effects: people brought new plants, animals, and technologies that had effects on the environment.
Migration
Two categories of factors that influence people’s decision to migrate
Push and Pull
occur where someone decides to leave
Push factor
political unrest, lack of job opportunities, or overcrowding
Push factor
LEAVE poverty, fear, disasters, and unemployment
Push factor
occur in a potential destination and make it an attractive place to migrate to
Pull factor
better job opportunities or having relatives or friends who have already moved to this location
Pull factor
FIND safety, opportunity, stability, and freedom
Pull factor
refers to migration for the main purpose of employment
Labor Migration
often work in the informal sector and are usually exposed to abuses resulting from xenophobia and racism
Labor migrants
Positive Impacts of labor Migration
unemployment is reduced and people get better job opportunities
Migration helps in improving the quality of life of people.
It helps to improve social life of people as they learn about new culture, customs, and languages which helps to improve brotherhood among people.
Migration of skilled workers leads to a greater economic growth of the region.
children get better opportunities for higher education
the population density is reduced and the birth rate decreases
Negative impacts of labor migration
The loss of a person from rural areas impact on the level of output and development of rural areas.
The influx of workers in urban areas increase competition for the job, houses, school facilities etc.
Having large population puts too much pressure on natural resources, amenities and services.
It is difficult for a villager to survive in urban areas because in urban areas there is no natural environment and pure air. They have to pay for each and everything.
Migration changes the population of a place, therefore, the distribution of the population is uneven in India.
Many migrants are completely illiterate and uneducated, therefore, they are not only unfit for most jobs, but also lack basic knowledge and life skills.
Poverty makes them unable to live a normal and healthy life
Children growing up in poverty have no access to proper nutrition, education or health.
Migration increased the slum areas in cities which increase many problems such as unhygienic conditions, crime, pollution etc.
Sometimes migrants are exploited.
Migration is one of the main causes of increasing nuclear family where children grow up without a wider family circle.
Labor sending countries in Asia
Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Labor sending and receiving countries in Asia
India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand
