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Impact of Foreign Labour Migration on Labour Dynamics in Relation to Agricultural Activities of Migrant Households

Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Around 66% of Nepal's population is involved in agricultural activities, contributing one-third of the country's GDP. Given its agricultural nature, a considerable number of young Nepali individuals opt for international labour migration as a means of sustaining their livelihoods. So, this study aimed to examine the impacts of foreign labour migration on the labour dynamics of household agricultural activities in the Sindhuli district of Nepal. A mixed research design was used for this research. Where quantitative interview protocol was designed, pretested, modified, and deployed for quantitative data collection from 350 migrant households. After that checklist for key informants’ interview and case studies were developed and used to generate qualitative data. At first, quantitative data were processed, analyzed, and interpreted with the support of qualitative findings. The survey findings revealed that in the research area, a total of 390 individuals migrated from 350 households. Of these migrants, slightly over 90% were male, leaving only 5.13% as females. In terms of household work, the father's workload was found to be negligible, while the mother's workload saw a significant decrease after migration.Concerning agricultural activities, livestock production and management, and social activities the workload of the father, mother, and siblings showed a statistically significant decrease. However, the workload of the spouse and children was found to significantly increase in all spheres after migration. The reduction in workload for migrants' fathers, mothers, and siblings can be attributed to the shift from a joint family structure to a nuclear family setup.
Language: English
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7217455495
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