LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 12 December 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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A Status of Migrant Workers With Special References to Thanjavur District

G. Mahendran, M.A., M.Phil.
V. Ramajayam, Ph.D.

Abstract

Agriculture is the main source of occupation in India and a major portion of rural population depends on agriculture. It may be seen that cultivators, small and marginal farmers, agricultural labor, and landless labor all have limited purchasing power due to seasonal jobs they hold. Frequent occurrence of natural calamities and working in unorganized sector further reduce their purchasing power. The three types of migration, namely, seasonal, internal and international migration are noticed in Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu State, India. The helpless unemployed workers leave their village homes and join the already over-populated areas, viz., urban towns and cities.

Introduction

The process of migration has been discussed by many, who have emphasized social and cultural, distance and economic factors as causes of migration. Migration of labour started in India during the British colonial rule. It was aimed at meeting the requirements of capitalist development both in India and abroad. The labour was moved from the hinterland to the sites of mining, plantation and manufacturing. Labor was recruited from the rural areas and regulated in a manner that women and children remained in the villages while males migrated to the modern sector (Gill, 1998).

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G. Mahendran, M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Directorate of Distance Education
Annamalai University
Annamalai Nagar -608 002
Tamilnadu
India
mahendrangau@gmail.com

V. Ramajayam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Directorate of Distance Education
Annamalai University
Annamalai Nagar -608002
Tamilnadu
India
ramajayamv5@gmail.com
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