Open AccessLockdown-2020 and Livelihood of Migrant Women Workers in Jharkhand
Author(s) -
Sabita Mishra,
Anil Kumar,
Pragatika Mishra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advances in agricultural science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2348-1358
DOI - 10.47856/ijaast.2021.v08i7.002
Subject(s) - livelihood , government (linguistics) , migrant workers , socioeconomics , economic growth , globe , informal sector , state (computer science) , pandemic , covid-19 , business , political science , geography , agriculture , sociology , economics , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , disease , archaeology , algorithm , pathology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ophthalmology
The entire globe faces a very precarious situation during pandemic Covid-19. During national lockdown in India, it was hazardous for the migrant labourers and more unsafe for women migrant workers. They came across many livelihood challenges like: employment, nutrition, government support, societal security, health facility, etc. which were repeatedly underlined in numerous mass medianews. Therefore, to know the actual problems encountered by the women migrant returnees, this particular study was undertaken in Jharkhand state where most of women workers go on migration for earning. For the purpose, 41 women migrant returnees were randomly selected as respondents from 18 villages covering five blocks of the state. By the use of a survey schedule, data was collected in the arena of socio-economic outline, place of migration, reason of migration, sector of engagement, income, difficulties confronted and support need from government for livelihood enhancement which are pronounced in this study.