Labour migration
- Migration and livelihoods within Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, India
- P. Deshingkar; D. Start / Overseas Development Institute, 2003
- Seasonal and circular migration of labour for employment has become one of the most durable components of the livelihood strategies of people living in rural areas on India .This paper looks at why some groups within India have succee...
- Labour migration in Nepal is highly complex, but demands further analysis
- G. Gill / Overseas Development Institute, 2003
- This paper discussesthe development of rapid appraisal mechanisms through an examination of seasonal labour migration in rural Nepal. The primary purpose of the study was to: test the methodology being used to develop a...
- Environmental disasters destroy livelihoods in Bangladesh, causing mass migration to India
- S. Alam / Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India, 2003
- Environmental crisis in the rural areas of developing countries is increasingly becoming an important cause of cross-border migration of population and South Asia is no exception to this phenomenon. Such movement of population in the ...
- What are the causes of migration in Cambodia?
- U. Haapala / Mekonginfo, 2003
- This study looks at migration in Cambodia to understand the interconnections between villagers’ livelihoods, environmental changes and migration, particularly in Tonle Sap. The study examines the reasons behind the migration, rur...
- Palestinian livelihoods in Egypt
- Oroub Al Abed / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Palestinians, numbering over eight million around the world, are known among other diaspora communities for their ability to sustain their livelihoods. Palestinians in Egypt are currently employed in a wide range of professions, among...
- Dispossession and disempowerment: the impact of migrants in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi valley
- Vupenya Dzingirai / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Migration studies in southern Africa have looked in detail at the history and politics of movements of people to frontier zones. But have they paid enough attention to the impact on indigenous inhabitants? Are migrants really the agen...
- Gendering migration: maternal mobility across the rural-urban divide in Kenya
- C.S. Molyneux; V. Mungala-Odera; T. Harpham / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Do policy-makers know enough about the lives of migrant mothers? Do they understand the mobility patterns, rural-urban linkages and household structures of women who combine urban life with strong attachments and visits to rural areas...
- Strategies for survival: the dynamics of livelihood diversity in Mali and Ethiopia
- Camilla Toulmin; Rebecca Leonard; Karen Brock; Ngolo Coulibaly; Grace Carswell; Data Dea / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- For rural families everywhere, reliance on income from farming has never been enough. A diverse range of jobs, markets and skills is often the only way to make ends meet. For the poorest, the right to collect wild fruit to trade in lo...
- Don't fence them in. Quest for sustainable livelihoods keeps millions on the move
- Arjan de Haan / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Why do so many people in developing countries leave their homes and travel long distances to make a living? This puzzle prompted studies recently reported on by researchers at the Poverty Research Unit at the University of Sussex, in ...
- Timelines: how rural livelihoods are evolving in Nepal and India
- P. Blaikie; D. Seddon / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- How do the ways in which rural people make a living change over time? Ongoing studies by University of East Anglia researchers along with partner organisations in India and Nepal, are tracking the different ways in which rural people ...
- Environmental disasters destroy livelihoods in Bangladesh, causing mass migration to India
- S. Alam / Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India, 2003
- Environmental crisis in the rural areas of developing countries is increasingly becoming an important cause of cross-border migration of population and South Asia is no exception to this phenomenon. Such movement of population in the ...
- What are the causes of migration in Cambodia?
- U. Haapala / Mekonginfo, 2003
- This study looks at migration in Cambodia to understand the interconnections between villagers’ livelihoods, environmental changes and migration, particularly in Tonle Sap. The study examines the reasons behind the migration, rur...
- Palestinian livelihoods in Egypt
- Oroub Al Abed / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Palestinians, numbering over eight million around the world, are known among other diaspora communities for their ability to sustain their livelihoods. Palestinians in Egypt are currently employed in a wide range of professions, among...
- Dispossession and disempowerment: the impact of migrants in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi valley
- Vupenya Dzingirai / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Migration studies in southern Africa have looked in detail at the history and politics of movements of people to frontier zones. But have they paid enough attention to the impact on indigenous inhabitants? Are migrants really the agen...
- Gendering migration: maternal mobility across the rural-urban divide in Kenya
- C.S. Molyneux; V. Mungala-Odera; T. Harpham / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Do policy-makers know enough about the lives of migrant mothers? Do they understand the mobility patterns, rural-urban linkages and household structures of women who combine urban life with strong attachments and visits to rural areas...
- Strategies for survival: the dynamics of livelihood diversity in Mali and Ethiopia
- Camilla Toulmin; Rebecca Leonard; Karen Brock; Ngolo Coulibaly; Grace Carswell; Data Dea / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- For rural families everywhere, reliance on income from farming has never been enough. A diverse range of jobs, markets and skills is often the only way to make ends meet. For the poorest, the right to collect wild fruit to trade in lo...
- Don't fence them in. Quest for sustainable livelihoods keeps millions on the move
- Arjan de Haan / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Why do so many people in developing countries leave their homes and travel long distances to make a living? This puzzle prompted studies recently reported on by researchers at the Poverty Research Unit at the University of Sussex, in ...
- Timelines: how rural livelihoods are evolving in Nepal and India
- P. Blaikie; D. Seddon / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- How do the ways in which rural people make a living change over time? Ongoing studies by University of East Anglia researchers along with partner organisations in India and Nepal, are tracking the different ways in which rural people ...
- Rural -urban linkages and poverty in Africa
- C. Tacoli / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002
- This paper argues that trends in flows of people, goods, money and information, and patterns of occupational diversification reflect a dynamic process of economic, social and cultural transformation in Sub Saharan Africa which needs t...
- Sustainble livelihoods: the importance of flexible credit for new small enterprises
- R. Chambers; G. Conway / Institute of Development Studies UK, 1991
- Working on the premise that in the 21st century there may be two or three times the human population than at the time of writing, this paper explores the concept of sustainable livelihoods. The analysis points to priorities for policy...
- The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG)
- Te Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) is a multidisciplinary research centre on ageing at NUI Galway. ICSG focuses on research, education and training in the field of social gerontology in Ireland and internationally. There is a specific research focus on rural gerontology, the economics of ageing and on technology and ageing.
- Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)
- Campaigning against the global trafficking in people
