Migration, unemployment and the urban labour market: a case study of ludhiana in the Indian punjab

A. S. Oberai and Singh Hkm.

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Abstract: Working paper on the effects of rural migration on unemployment and the urban area labour market in India - presents a case study of Ludhiana discussing the causes, implications and benefits of migration, migrant worker profile by age group, educational level, marital status, caste, occupational structure and land ownership, man and woman worker labour force participation, labour mobility, housing, etc., and impact on urban population, incomes, employment and underemployment. References and statistical tables.

Keywords: rural migration; unemployment; urban area; labour market; case study; migration; migrant workers.; age group.; educational level; marital status; caste; occupational structure; land ownership; women workers; labour force participation; labour mobility; housing.; urban population; income; employment; underemployment.; statistical table; migration rurale; chômage; zone urbaine; marché du travail; étude de cas; migration; travailleur migrant; groupe d'âge; niveau d'enseignement; situation matrimoniale; caste; structure de l'emploi; propriété foncière; travailleuses; taux d'activité; mobilité de la main-d'oeuvre; logement; population urbaine; revenu; emploi; sous-emploi; tableau statistique; migración rural; desempleo; zona urbana; mercado de trabajo; estudio de casos; migración; trabajador migrante; grupo de edad; nivel educativo; estado civil; casta; estructura del empleo; propiedad de la tierra; trabajadoras; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; movilidad de la mano de obra; vivienda; población urbana; ingreso; empleo; subempleo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 94 P. pages
Date: 1981
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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