Unemployment, inter-state migration and livelihood in South Assam: A study of migrant construction and coal mining workers in Mizoram and Meghalaya
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Inter-state migration within India's North Eastern region is a pressing issue long associated with South Assam. Poverty, unemployment, loss in farming, backwardness, marginalization and lack of small and large industrial establishments result in inter-state migration. The livelihood of the workers migrating from South Assam to different states in North-East India have always been under risk. Seasonal migrants from this region are compelled by their socio-economic circumstances to join unorganized sectors like construction and coal mining, risking their lives. This paper highlights the causes of inter-state migration and its long-term consequences on the family, society and economy of the South Assam region.
Source: mVedra
DOI: 10.82471/q9jzw-zkr27
Author: Das, Suranjan
Institution: Assam University
Language: English
Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7136222370
FWCI:
Cites:
Cited by:
Related to: