International labor migration: Its effects on the employments and social status of the emigrant's parents

The present study was conducted on “International labor migration, and its effects on the employments and social status of the emigrant's parents”. The study universe comprised of three selected villages of union council Doag dara, district Dir upper. A sample size of 278 respondents was selected from the universe by using the stratified random sampling technique. Chi-squire test was used to ascertain the significance of association between Parental employments and social status of left behind parents. Social status of the respondents was significantly associated with decrease in wage work participation (p = 0.004), parents exposure to agricultural activities (p = 0.020), more time available for religious activities (p = 0.000), parents involvement in income generation activities (p = 0.000) and spending more time in political activities (p = 0.000). Revitalizing the positive traits of family institution to enhance care giving and comfort to elderly people and reducing their work load, especially in activities that involve physical exertion were the major study recommendations.