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Labor Migration Flashcards

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expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory

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Labor

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primary factor of production

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Labor

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physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work

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Labor

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a specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one: “Eating the bread was a labor I put myself through to quiet my stomach” (Gail-Anderson-Dargatz)

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Labor

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a particular form of work or method of working: manual labor

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Labor

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work for wages: businesses paying more for labor

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Labor

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  • workers consider as a group
  • the trade union movement, especially its officials
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Labor

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a political party representing workers’ interest, especially in Great Britain

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Labor

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the movement of people from one place to another with the intent to settle

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Migration

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Cause: In preindustrial societies, environmental factors, such as the need for resources due to overpopulation

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Migration

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Effects: people brought new plants, animals, and technologies that had effects on the environment.

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Migration

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Two categories of factors that influence people’s decision to migrate

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Push and Pull

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occur where someone decides to leave

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Push factor

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political unrest, lack of job opportunities, or overcrowding

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Push factor

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LEAVE poverty, fear, disasters, and unemployment

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Push factor

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occur in a potential destination and make it an attractive place to migrate to

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Pull factor

17
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better job opportunities or having relatives or friends who have already moved to this location

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Pull factor

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FIND safety, opportunity, stability, and freedom

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Pull factor

19
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refers to migration for the main purpose of employment

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Labor Migration

20
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often work in the informal sector and are usually exposed to abuses resulting from xenophobia and racism

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Labor migrants

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Positive Impacts of labor Migration

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unemployment is reduced and people get better job opportunities
Migration helps in improving the quality of life of people.
It helps to improve social life of people as they learn about new culture, customs, and languages which helps to improve brotherhood among people.
Migration of skilled workers leads to a greater economic growth of the region.
children get better opportunities for higher education
the population density is reduced and the birth rate decreases

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Negative impacts of labor migration

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The loss of a person from rural areas impact on the level of output and development of rural areas.
The influx of workers in urban areas increase competition for the job, houses, school facilities etc.
Having large population puts too much pressure on natural resources, amenities and services.
It is difficult for a villager to survive in urban areas because in urban areas there is no natural environment and pure air. They have to pay for each and everything.
Migration changes the population of a place, therefore, the distribution of the population is uneven in India.
Many migrants are completely illiterate and uneducated, therefore, they are not only unfit for most jobs, but also lack basic knowledge and life skills.
Poverty makes them unable to live a normal and healthy life
Children growing up in poverty have no access to proper nutrition, education or health.
Migration increased the slum areas in cities which increase many problems such as unhygienic conditions, crime, pollution etc.
Sometimes migrants are exploited.
Migration is one of the main causes of increasing nuclear family where children grow up without a wider family circle.

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Labor sending countries in Asia

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Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

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Labor sending and receiving countries in Asia

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India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand

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Labor receiving countries in Asia

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Middle East, Brunei Darussalam, Taiwan (China), Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore

26
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Working overseas became a private solution to a public problem.

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OFW Phenomenon

27
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“To provide good education & health for their children” are the main reasons of Filipino parents in working overseas.

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OFW Phenomenon

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