Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR)
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

Agricultural labourers migration: Impact on the farming

Assistant Professor in Economics, Govt. First Grade College, Chincholi. Tq: Chincholi. Dist: Gulbarga, Karnatka-State, India. Email id: drshetty1972@rediffmail.com

Online published on 16 February, 2019.

Abstract

Human beings keep on struggling for their food, shelter and other basic requirements since ages. They have a natural tendency of acquiring personal growth. Migration has been a general activity of human lives. Considers migration as a permanent or semi-permanent change of residence with no restriction the distance involved in the movement Lee broadly (1966). “It is not population that process on productivity power. It is productivity that process on population”. Karl marks and Engels. Since ancient times, human beings are migrating from one region to another region and from one place to another place for one or the other reason. During ancient days, the migration was influenced mainly by the geographical factors like atmosphere, soil fertility, natural vegetation etc. Internal conflicts, conflicts between religion and local wars. Casual and unskilled workers who move about systematically from one region to another off earning their services on a temporary, usually, seasonal, basis. These migrations have intensified after industrial revolution. Rampant migration has resulted in making metropolitan cities. Most migrant labourers have no reemployment rights, are usually unorganized in unions and have little systematic access to job seeking. Middlemen, job brokers, labour contractors and crew leaders arise out of this fundamental disorganization of the labour market. The fact that the unorganized migrant workers are “HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW” makes the regulation of his working and living conditions difficult. The term migration refers to the people's movement from their native place to a new place perhaps permanently, temporarily or seasonal migrants. The labour market for migrant workers in agricultural in notable disorderly, partly, because such workers employment relationship is temporary. Thus, if region is taken as the basis, it may be international and internal migration. This paper enlightens that unorganized agriculture labour facing problems socially, culturally and economically in Growing Bangalore city. Most of the farmers earn their livelihood from agriculture. With less mechanization agriculture is totally based on manpower. That is why agricultural activities and production are affected due to migration. So there is a need to check this migration and improve their livelihood system and which can be possible through study thoroughly and steady thinking over the reasons responsible for the same. Seasonal migrants working in the construction sector may work freelance or under a contractor. If they work freelance, then the men earn roughly Rs 80/day and women earn Rs 60. Although the wages are reasonable, work is not available every day and the average t Casual and unskilled workers who move about systematically from one region to another off earning their services on a temporary, usually, seasonal, basis. In India migrant labour is usually employed in ago manual repetitive easily learned and dement for migrant labour in agriculture stems from the seasonal nature of its worker requirements. Migrant labour has usually been recruited for urban rather than agricultural enrolment and involves longer periods of residence. Migrant labour in various forms is found in South Africa, the middle East, Western Europe the United States and India. The supply of migrant labour on the other hand is influenced by unfavourable economic and social conditions existing in the homes has of such labourers. Here is working days a week. Women may also work as domestic maids in nearby houses.

Keywords

Agriculture, Labour Migration, Labour Market, Disorder