COVID-19 and Labor Migration in India

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Evidences from the Pandemic

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Kunal Keshri, S. Irudaya Rajan, Kirti Gaur, India) Rajan, S. Irudaya (IIMAD

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This book, with articles by leading experts and researchers, explores the ongoing concerns of labor migration in India in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It studies various aspects such as:impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rural migrantsgender implications of agrarian change and labor migration in out-migrating statesgeography of out-migrant husbands of women left behind homeprocesses of international labor out-migration and remittancesoccupational mobility of migrantssocial exclusion, discrimination, and identity crisis of migrants in urban slumsvulnerability of low-skilled migrants at the urban destinations and the implications of short-term economic shocks like demonetization and COVID-led lockdown andsociological implications of development, distress, and youth migration in IndiaDrawing on integrative frameworks that combine primary research and secondary sources from a variety of disciplines, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of demography, economics, development studies, public policy, sociology, and geography.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-01-27
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032007083

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Kunal Keshri, faculty at International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai’s Department of Migration and Development, is a leading scholar on internal, temporary, and seasonal migration. His research spans caste, nutrition, ageing, urbanization, and public health, with notable work including Socio-economic Determinants of Temporary Labour Migration in India.S. Irudaya Rajan is Chair of the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala, India. Dr. Rajan is the editor of two Routledge series – India Migration Report and South Asia Migration Report and the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Migration and Development (Sage).Kirti Gaur Manager – Research and M&E at Salaam Bombay Foundation, Mumbai, has 15+ years expertise in population and development. Her research spans migration, adolescent well-being, and public health, with acclaimed publications, including her recent NFHS-5 based study on paternal migration and child stunting.

1. IntroductionKunal Keshri, S. Irudaya Rajan and Kirti GaurPart I - Evidences of Labour Migration from Gender Perspective2. Geography of out-migrant husbands of left behind women in India: an exploratory study from the NFHS-4 DataKirti Gaur and Kunal Keshri3. Indian mothers abroad - examining health care access among factory workers in Nepal during COVID-19Tushar Dakua, Kailash Chandra Das, Kunal Keshri4. Migration, agrarain change and gender implications: recent trends in BiharBiplab Dhak5. A profile sketch of middle-class women labour migrants in contemporary Urban IndiaTina Dutta and Annapurna ShawPart II - Evidences of Labour Migration from Country as a Whole6. International migration in contemporary IndiaRikil Chyrmang and Kishlay Kirti7. Job security and vulnerability of low skilled migrants in urban IndiaJajati Keshari Parida8. Impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on livelihoods, transport and food security among short-term or temporary labour migrants in IndiaAravinda Meera Guntupalli, Sandhya Rani Mohapatra, Kunal Keshri, Benoy Peter, William Joe, Jennie Mcdiarmid and Sutapa Agarwal9. Development, distress and youth migration: some sociological implications of demographic dividend in IndiaMuneer Illath10. Moving to a new location for work: How easy is it to get it right?Debasis Barik, Manjistha Banerji and Dinesh Kumar TiwariPart III - Evidences from Different Regions and States11. Social exclusion through the lens of fragmented social capital: a study of migrants in slumsNishikant Singh and Deepak K Mishra12. Initial impact of COVID-19 lockdown on migrant labourers from Kalahandi, OdishaBenoy Peter, Liby Johnson, Shachi Sanghvi and Jobin Chacko13. Experiences of migrant workers in marine fisheries: glimpses from two fishing villages in KeralaNidhin K P14. COVID-19, lockdown and the plight of returned migrants of JharkhandHarishwar Dayal