Circular Migration
“CONSEQUENCES OF CIRCULAR MIGRATION ON MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES”
(A STUDY OF CIRCULAR MIGRANT WORKERS IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF DISTRICT VEHARI)
LIAQAT ALI KHAN
Roll No. P-559876
Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
Liaqat Ali Khan CONSEQUENCES OF CIRCULAR MIGRATION ON MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
(A Study of Circular Migrant Workers in Textile
Industry of District Vehari)
M.Sc.
2006
“CONSEQUENCES OF CIRCULAR MIGRATION ON MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES”
(A study of Circular Migrant Workers in Textile Industry of District Vehari)
Liaqat Ali Khan
Roll No. P-559876
Submitted in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
M.Sc. Degree in Sociology
At the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Allama Iqbal Open University
Islamabad
Supervisor 23August 2006
Dr Rukhsana Masood
Chairperson Department of Sociology,
Social Work and Population Studies
AIOU Islamabad
DEDICATION
To my dear wife Naseem Liaqat
for providing me freedom from
household management to re-continue my studies
ABSTRACT
Circular migration is recurrent migration from permanent residence to temporary residence. It has been an inevitable part of the rural scene of Pakistan. Owing to distribution of land, the size of farms is becoming too small to be sufficient for subsistence. Moreover, mechanical agriculture has caused shortage of employment opportunities in the rural areas. Therefore, male members of the rural families have to migrate to earn for the support of their families. But family has to reside back in the village due to link with the land and migrants’ too small income to keep the family at workplace. In this context both the family and the migrants have to suffer, though, family gains economic benefits.
Using structured interview schedule technique this thesis is an effort to reveal the socioeconomic causes of circular migration and the consequences of circular migration on migrants and their...
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