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VOL. 3, ISSUE 2 (2018)
Urban cities and migration in the context of international migration from India to gulf countries: A critical analysis
Authors
Mohammed Taukeer, Anisur Rahman
Abstract
Urban cities convey significant influence in
global migration, specifically to the example of Indian migration to the Gulf
countries. Here we can consider these urban spaces as a nexus of economic and
social mobility in India, and as many of these urban cities are the starting
points of and facilitators of the labor migration of Indian-origin populations
to the Gulf countries. The labor migration of Indian-origin populations to Gulf
countries can be driven by limited job opportunities, income inequality, and
enhanced labor wages outside of India. Gulf countries create opportunities for
low- and semi-skilled work which attracts many Indian-origin migrants, often
coming from urban and peri-urban areas. The anticipated move of labor from
urban India to Gulf countries has important implications for sending and
receiving locations via urban growth, remittance behaviour, and shifting
socio-economic profiles. Many challenges and barriers accompany some of the
migration process, including poor labor practices in the absence of legal
protections, and socio-cultural alienation through the resulting community
disconnects. Critically reflecting on this unique mechanism of migration -
urbanization, migration networks, and labor market demand - will enable
discussions around the transnational migration corridors between India and the
Gulf, and draw attention to deeper implications of this corridor at multiple
scales. The findings of the study show that there is a well-developed cultural
mechanism of urban city-based migration in rural North India, in the context of
Gulf migration via internal migration to Indian cities. Therefore, it is also
found that there was deep penetration of the culture of internal migration to
Indian cities under the push- and pull factors of Gulf migration because
internal to international migration involves a dual-step process, transforming
short-term migration into long-term migration. Consequently, it can be
concluded that both internal and international migration were
city-based—internal within India and international to Gulf countries—reflecting
colonial and post-colonial cultural influences during the post-modern phase of
urban migration in India, especially in the context of Gulf migration.
Therefore, the study's findings provide an insight into the relationship
between sustainability and migration, viewed from retrospective to prospective
perspectives of the study design.
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Pages:1757-1762
How to cite this article:
Mohammed Taukeer, Anisur Rahman "Urban cities and migration in the context of international migration from India to gulf countries: A critical analysis ". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 3, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 1757-1762
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