scholarly journals “He Never Wants to Leave. I Would Leave in a Second.” Examining Perceptions of Rural Life and its Impact on Families who Migrate for Employment and Those who Stay Behind in Atlantic Canadian Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Murray ◽  
Hannah S. Skelding ◽  
Doug Lionais
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Active Member ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Primary Caretakers ◽  
Stay Behind

In Canada, interprovincial labor migration is a common form of mobile work that is significant for rural communities especially in Atlantic Canada. Unique to this form of labor migration is the gendered nature of the phenomenon resulting in men often leaving their wives, families and rural communities behind for employment opportunities in the oil and gas sectors thousands of kilometers away. As men leave their families and communities for employment, women who are left behind become primary caregivers to children in addition to also being the primary caretakers of the family home. The Tale of Two Islands project was a multi-year, cross regional mixed methods research study that examined labor mobility and its impact on families and communities. This paper examines how labor migration has impacted families and rural communities. Drawing upon focus group, conversational and key informant interviews with families impacted by mobile labor and practitioners who serve them, societal perceptions of gendered norms and perceptions of rural life became illuminated. This has contributed to multiple contradictions and role confusion as families adapt and adjust to periods of reunification and separation while striving to remain connected to their rural communities. Men yearn for opportunities to be an active member of their home communities but cannot a result of living away for extended periods of time. In contrast, women who stay behind in rural communities often chose to isolate from community activities as a result of perceived judgments that are attributed to traditional views of rural life and family roles.

scholarly journals Women in foreign employment: Its impact on the left behind family members in Tanahun district, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 69-90
Author(s):  
Kanhaiya Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Labor Migration ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Female Labor ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Foreign Labor ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Though, the migration process and its impact in the household economy has been extensively studied in the academic sectors, but much less attention has been given to the impact of female labor migration on the family members who are left behind at home. This paper attempts to determine socio-economic structure of female labor migrants from Tanahun District of Gandaki Province, Nepal. Similarly, it also attempts to analyze the causes of female migration, process and dynamics of foreign labor migration and its impact on the left behind family specially children and elder citizens at home. For this purpose, 180 households have been purposefully selected from three municipalities and conducted household survey through snowball methods. According to the survey findings, married women are preferred to go for abroad, whereas the age of migration is after 30 years. Literate are very less migrated for foreign labor. Majority of the female migrants preferred to go to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)countries and then other countries, i.e. Malaysia, Lebanon, etc. There are both positive and negative impacts clearly observed. The positive impacts of remittance to support for the poverty alleviation at household level, enhance educational and health facilities as well as improve housing conditions. But, the negative impacts, especially on children are appeared, i.e. care deficit, aggressive behavior, physical abuse, deteriorating health condition and school dropout. To, eliminate or reduce negative impact, government should take initiation and formulate effective policies that can maximize positive effects.

“No TEBA …Forget TEBA”: The Plight of Malawian Ex-migrant Workers to South Africa, 1988–1994

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 628-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiseman Chijere Chirwa
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
South African ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
The South ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Socioeconomic Transformation

This article is about the process of socioeconomic transformation in rural Malawi. It examines the survival strategies and enterprising spirit of Malawian migrant workers and their households. It argues that the strategies of these people often went beyond survival in the provision of basic necessities. Those who had the economic drive and entrepreneurial skills were able to use the proceeds of labor migration to improve their own and their households’ socioeconomic life. In March 1988, the South African Chamber of Mines stopped a century-old tradition of recruiting migrant workers from Malawi. This has arrested and put to a halt a process of accumulation taking place in the households of the returned migrant workers in the rural economy. Thus, the effects of the retrenchment of the workers will spread from the migrant and his family through the economic and social wellspring of all sectors of rural communities and their commercial lives.

Independent Living Centers in Rural Communities

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurel Richards ◽  
Quentin Smith
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Independent Living Centers ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Definition Of

Independent living centers offer a new method of serving people with disabilities which utilizes a consumer approach in program management and service delivery. The two-fold purpose of centers is to assist people with disabilities in establishing lives of independence and to advocate for changes in society. Initially established in urban settings in the early 1970's, the independent living center model spread to many rural communities during the 1980's. The authors provide an overview to independent living centers, including a definition of independent living, identification of the four distinguishing characteristics of centers, and a description of core services. They examine the special demands which rural life places on independent living service provision, including a review of barriers to rural independent living and ways independent living centers are addressing these barriers. The article closes with a list of recommendations of subject areas in which additional training and research programs are needed.

scholarly journals Effect of Migration on Household and Left Behind Family Members: Case of Kyrgyzstan

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekhzod Egamberdiev ◽  
Dilshod Zoirov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Migration ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Social ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Internal Migrations ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

More than billion international and internal migrations around the world as well as the relationship between migrant and its family members have been one of the most discussed policy questions for several years. Main purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of labor migration on household, in order to address arising social problems due to the migration of family member. To find the impact, it was used secondary data named "Life in Kyrgyzstan" which is research based, open access and multi-topic longitudinal survey of households in Kyrgyzstan. It includes more than 3000 households which were recorded from 2010 to 2013. The result of the research is: there is a positive impact of remittances on child education, while negative on nonfood spending. Also housing condition is directly related with migration and significant impact can be seen in terms of facilities and type of household. Based on findings, it was provided some policy recommendations to simplicity of the social and other issues in the household of migrant's. One of the recommendations is: The Government of Kyrgyzstan should pay high attention on keeping citizens inside the country and should consider about shifting its policies which encourage labor migration, instead it should pay more attention on development of small and medium enterprise supporting method, which actually helps to create several number of job positions.

scholarly journals ‘No One Should Be Terrified Like I Was!’ Exploring Drivers and Impacts of Child Marriage in Protracted Crises Among Palestinian and Syrian Refugees

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bassam Abu Hamad ◽  
Samah Elamassie ◽  
Erin Oakley ◽  
Sarah Alheiwidi ◽  
Sarah Baird
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Bodily Integrity ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Noticeable Reduction

AbstractExacerbated by 9 years of conflict and displacement, child marriage among Syrian refugees appears to be increasing, while in Gaza, the noticeable reduction in child brides over the past two decades has recently plateaued. This comparative study explores drivers and consequences of child marriage in protracted crises, drawing on mixed-methods research from Gaza and Jordan with married adolescent girls and their parents. Our findings suggest that conflict reignites pre-existing drivers of child marriage, especially conservative norms around family honour and clan inter-marriage. Poverty is a strong driver of child marriage among Syrian refugees, while social protection programmes and educational opportunities for girls have played a protective role in Gaza. In both contexts, our findings underscore the multiple and intersecting negative effects of child marriage on girls’ health and bodily integrity, and point to the urgency of tackling this harmful practice to ensure that no adolescent is left behind.

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