Analysis of Labour Migration Flows in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Huy, Huynh Truong; Khoi, Le Nguyen Doan

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0934-8_8

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“…It plays an important role in both domestic food supply and commodity exports in Vietnam. As many as 17 million people are living in the Mekong Delta, which accounts for more than 26% of Vietnam's overall population [ 22 , 23 ]. For a long time, people have lived on both sides of the river and the canal that the river extends.…”

Section: Case Study: Landslides In the Thường Phước Commune Vietnammentioning

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Pro-Poor Hydraulic Governmentality: Sustainable Water Management and Local Livelihoods in Mekong Delta

Zhu¹,

Liu

2023

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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This article considers and adds empirical nuances to the recent conceptualization of pro-poor water management. Using the concept of pro-poor hydraulic governmentality along the Vietnam-Cambodia border of Thường Phước commune, we argue that water management is linked to local rural livelihoods in a complex and dynamic pro-poor mechanism. While certain policies organize local populations according to cost-effectiveness ignoring local customs, the practicalities of dealing with such constraints are much more ambivalent. This article demonstrates the structural pro-poor complexity among sand excavation, riverbank landslides, water management, local livelihoods, and populace resettlement. The government’s resettlement plans and the perceptions of residents of these plans are intertwined with a wider political, economic, social, and cultural significance in the context of strong institutional power in Vietnam. Limitations and future research agenda are also indicated in the discussion and conclusion section.

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Section: Case Study: Landslides In the Thường Phước Commune Vietnammentioning

confidence: 99%

Pro-Poor Hydraulic Governmentality: Sustainable Water Management and Local Livelihoods in Mekong Delta

Zhu¹,

Liu

2023

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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“…In addition, the VMD socioeconomic context has been marked by the high outmigration of young people, who leave the delta to take advantage of jobs and opportunities in the city. Outmigration has diminished labor availability and thus raised the cost of agricultural production [52]. Meanwhile, the construction of new transportation and water management infrastructures and the use of new technologies have both improved and degraded local environments across the delta.…”

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Multi-Scale Drivers of Land-Use Changes at Farm Level I: Conceptual Framework and Application in the Highly Flooded Zone of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

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Halsema

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There is an implementation gap between government plans and land-use changes at the local level in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. This stands in the way of the sustainable development of the delta, especially in the face of environmental degradation, climate change, and water-use conflicts. To narrow the gap between plans and practice, the government needs a better understanding of what drives land-use decisions at the farm level. Our research developed and applied a multi-scale framework to identify the principal drivers of land-use changes at the farm level in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta over the past 40 years. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 31 farmers in the highly flooded zone, then used transcript analysis to quantify the influence of the drivers mentioned by farmers. We found drastic shifts in land uses, predominantly towards rice intensification. Among the 43 change drivers the farmers mentioned, those operating at the regional scale were particularly influential, including the activities of local authorities, neighborhood effects, and the development of water management infrastructure. Market factors have become more prominent in the last two decades, motivating farmers to shift from double to triple rice or to gradually diversify into vegetables. However, agricultural diversification remains limited by the agro-hydrological context, which favors triple rice cropping, as well as household scale factors such as natural and physical assets of the farm, household capital, and labor capacity. The local community also played a key role in land-use change, though with a double-edged effect, both delaying implementation of central government policy and forcing farmers to follow the majority’s decision.

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“…Huỳnh Trường Huy và Nguyễn Thị Kim Pha [21] đã phân tích thực trạng di cư lao động ở ĐBSCL cho thấy, luồng di cư ngoài vùng ĐBSCL chiếm tỷ lệ ưu trội so hơn so luồng di cư trong vùng. Trong đó, điểm đến của luồng lao động di cư trong vùng thường là tỉnh Tiền Giang, Kiên Giang, Cần Thơ; điểm đến của luồng di cư ngoài vùng là vùng Đông Nam bộ (chủ yếu tập trung ở thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Bình Dương).…”

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The Impact of Migration on Socio-economic Development from A Research Review and Policy Implications for Dealing with Migration in the Mekong Delta

Thuan

2023

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Migration is an inevitable social phenomenon in the development of mankind. By means of a research review, the article analyzes the impact of migration on socio-economic development. The results show that migration has a positive impact on poverty reduction and human capital; however, migration also negatively affects the health behaviors of migrants, urban poverty, and social problems. From the findings, the article provides policy implications for dealing with migration in the Mekong Delta in the coming years. Keywords: Migration, the impact of migration, socio-ecomonic development, Mekong Delta.

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Analysis of Labour Migration Flows in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Pro-Poor Hydraulic Governmentality: Sustainable Water Management and Local Livelihoods in Mekong Delta

Pro-Poor Hydraulic Governmentality: Sustainable Water Management and Local Livelihoods in Mekong Delta

Multi-Scale Drivers of Land-Use Changes at Farm Level I: Conceptual Framework and Application in the Highly Flooded Zone of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

The Impact of Migration on Socio-economic Development from A Research Review and Policy Implications for Dealing with Migration in the Mekong Delta

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