Economic Conditions of the Migrant Workers in Kerala: A Study in the Trivandrum District

In recent years, Kerala has been experiencing a large influx of migrant workers from different parts of India. Higher wages, large employment opportunities and shortages of local labourers make Kerala a lucrative job market for workers from outside the State. The purpose of this paper is to examine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dilip Saikia
Format: Printed Book
Published: Journal of Indian Research A Quarterly Journal of Multidisciplinary Research 2014
Subjects:
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE; > INTERNAL MIGRATION; > REMITTANCES
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/004735.pdf
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