Factors of Migration in Urban Bangladesh: An Empirical Study of Poor Migrants in Rahshahi City

Farhana, Khandaker Mursheda; Rahman, Syed Ajijur; Rahman, M. Mizanur

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“…Besides, after displacement as IDPs, significant changes were noticed in some of the social services and scopes of livelihood between the previous and present locations. Focusing on the social services, Afsar (2003) , Farhana et al (2012) , and Rahman (2009) described that the vulnerable people tried to move in developed places where road communication, water availability, and have cyclone shelters, but the IDPs required time to settle with society and build up a good relationship. In some cases, conflict raises among the IDPs due to the scarcity of shared resources, and local settled communities do not allow access to their properties.…”

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Climate change impacts and adaptations on health of Internally Displaced People (IDP): An exploratory study on coastal areas of Bangladesh

Chowdhury

Hasan

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Every year thousands of people are being displaced in coastal areas of Bangladesh due to natural calamities associated with climate change, known as Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs). Climate change adaptation measures play a significant role in coping with the alteration of climatic components, while various forms of barriers hinder the sustainability of adaptation. This research was conducted to understand the perception of IDPs on climate change impact on health in the coastal areas of Bangladesh, including the adaptation practices and barriers to the coping strategies. To fulfill the objective, 420 individual surveys were conducted randomly in two Sub-districts of Khulna district in Bangladesh. The findings reveal that the riverbank erosion and cyclones were the primary reasons for displacement, and the social relationships were hampered in the new places of living. Also, the temperature in summer and winter, and the rainfall intensity increased, whereas rainfall slightly decreased over the last ten years. Differences of opinion were identified about the effects of the changing climatic variables on the respondents' health between the previous and present locations. Despite practicing different adaptive strategies, the weak financial condition and a lack of access to health care information are mostly hindering the sustainability of adaptation. This research may help policymakers in taking proper initiatives to ensure sustainable adaptation practices in the coastal areas.

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Climate change impacts and adaptations on health of Internally Displaced People (IDP): An exploratory study on coastal areas of Bangladesh

Chowdhury

Hasan

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“…Most of the people living in the urban areas hail from the rural areas for reasons to avoid hard economic situation, to maintain political connection with the town, and to continue higher education and so on [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Resultantly, migrants bring not only their physical characteristics but also all sorts of cultural beliefs and attitudes to the cities.…”

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Exploring Social Opportunities for and Constraints to Primary Healthcare Seeking behavior in Urban Bangladesh: A Study on Rajshahi City

Banik

2017

International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research

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“…They migrate to cities seasonally when they have little options to survive on farming during the lean season for harvest. Many marginalized peasants and agricultural labourers migrate from rural areas to major cities such as Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet and avail employment in urban construction projects (Abrar and Reza 2014, Chowdhury et al 2012, Farhana, Rahman, and Rahman 2012, Uddin and Firoj 2013. Internal migrant labourers perceive construction work as the most favorable income option in cities due to its built-in incentive such as free onsite accommodation.…”

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“…In Bangladesh, more than 2.6 million labourers work in the construction sector and many of them are rural-urban migrant labourers in cities (Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 2010). Their indirect recruitment is regarded as problematic and contributing to precarious work conditions (Abrar and Reza 2014, Ahsan 1997, Chowdhury et al 2012, Farhana, Rahman, and Rahman 2012. Motivations for profit maximization encourage indirect recruitment of migrant construction labourers through individual recruiters.…”

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Hyper-individualized recruitment: Rural-urban labour migration and precarious construction work in Bangladesh

Reza

2016

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Indirect recruitment through individual recruiters triggers specific areas of precarious employment in the construction sector of Bangladesh. This paper critically examines the navigating role of individual recruiters in determining precarious work conditions for the rural-urban migrant labourers. It unpacks the inter-connections between recruitment practices, rural-urban labour migration and precarious employment in the construction sector of Bangladesh. Taking the case study of migrant construction labourers in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, it draws on surveys and in-depth interviews to examine specific conditions of individualized recruitment practices and employment relations that contribute to various pressures and insecurities amongst migrant construction labourers. Examining labour recruitment through the lens of precarious work, this paper argues that neoliberal practices have led to indirect recruitment practices where the pronounced existence of individual recruiters as the key actors underpins the precariousness of construction labour in Bangladesh.

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Factors of Migration in Urban Bangladesh: An Empirical Study of Poor Migrants in Rahshahi City

Cited by 19 publications

References 7 publications

Climate change impacts and adaptations on health of Internally Displaced People (IDP): An exploratory study on coastal areas of Bangladesh

Climate change impacts and adaptations on health of Internally Displaced People (IDP): An exploratory study on coastal areas of Bangladesh

Exploring Social Opportunities for and Constraints to Primary Healthcare Seeking behavior in Urban Bangladesh: A Study on Rajshahi City

Hyper-individualized recruitment: Rural-urban labour migration and precarious construction work in Bangladesh

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