Local Migrant Workers Research Articles

Analysing how government-provided vocational skills training affects migrant workers’ income: A study based on the Livelihood Capital Theory

This study explores the internal logic and influence mechanism of government-provided vocational skills training (GPVST) and migrant workers’ income level (IL) and income satisfaction (IS) using propensity score matching with difference-in-differences (PSM–DID), and it utilizes panel data collected by China Labor-force Dynamic Survey (CLDS) in 2016 and 2018. The study indicates that participation in GPVST positively affects the IL and IS of migrant workers; further analysis reveals that GPVST is more capable of raising the foreign migrant workers’ IL, and that the positive effect on the IS pertaining to the older generation of migrant workers and local migrant workers is more significant. Mechanism analysis reveals that GPVST can indirectly enhance the IL and IS of migrant workers by increasing the skill-enhancing effect exerted by human capital, information-interaction effect exerted by social capital, and trickle-down effect exerted by financial capital; however, generally, the indirect effect of livelihood capital is stronger in the impact of GPVST on the IL, whereas the direct effect is stronger in the impact of GPVST on IS. The findings herein exhibit crucial practical value for strengthening GPVST and enhancing the livelihood capital and income of migrant workers.

COVID-19 health crises & justice administration

India was one of the major countries that implemented the first blockade to counter the COVID 19 pandemic, one of the biggest health crises of this decade, but the blockade still failed. Within a few months, India was the most hit by the coronavirus epidemic. The gap in the Indian government's blockade program highlights the government's mistakes that led to the failure of the blockade in India and continued to expose local migrant workers to intolerable hardships. The manuscript widely violates the fundamental and economic rights granted to local migrant workers and other workers under the Labor Law and the Indian Constitution during the blockade. The national policy during the blockade is for local migrants. It claims to have exacerbated the situation for workers. According to WHO reports first reported in December 2019, COVID-19 is unprecedented, including countless deaths, general economic crisis, unemployment, quarantine, inevitable lockdowns, and a global travel ban. I fell into the whole world with long-term uncertainty. Fighting a pandemic within the population, migrants have emerged as one of the most vulnerable groups in this blockade, as their lives have entirely ceased.

Traffic Safety Knowledge Survey and Difference Analysis for Migrant Workers

In order to conduct traffic safety education for migrant workers efficiently, a questionnaire survey to investigate their knowledge of traffic safety was held in Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province. Their knowledge of traffic safety and education were analyzed by applying statistical methods. The results show that migrant workers have a low level of traffic safety education and a lack of traffic safety knowledge (correct rate 56.57%). Local migrant workers and non-local migrant workers have a significant difference (p-value 0.002) in traffic safety knowledge. There is no significant difference (p-value 0.113) in the traffic safety knowledge between male and female migrant workers. Self-protection skills, common sense of traffic safety and basic knowledge of traffic laws are the contents of traffic safety education which migrant workers mostly required. They also prefer case-wise education with true story and picture-based learning. These results indicate that it is very necessary to conduct traffic safety education for migrant workers. The forms and contents also need to meet migrant workers demand for higher efficiency of traffic safety education.

Health Promotion of Local Migrant Workers in a Highly Urbanized City

This descriptive study explores the health promotion of local migrant workers in a highly urbanized city in Southern Philippines. The respondents were the 164 workers in five of the biggest retail stores in the city. Modified questionnaires, supplemented with focus group discussions, were the main tools employed. Permission to conduct the study was requested from the Department of Labor and Employment and the store management. Written informed consent from the study participants was also sought. Data gathered were then processed using descriptive statistics. Results show that the male and female migrant workers are barely legal, just off their teenage life, attended college, mostly single, belonged to medium-sized families, with fathers either farmers or private employees and mothers who were housewives with no gainful employment. The workers had various physical and mental health problems, as well as poor health-seeking behaviors. The findings have various implications on program planning and policy making in related private and government agencies to promote the health of local migrant workers.

Empowerment and Quality of Life of Local Migrant Workers in an Urban Community

This descriptive study explores the empowerment of local migrant workers in an urban community of Southern Philippines. The respondents are the 164 workers in five of the biggest retail stores in the city. Modified questionnaires, supplemented with FGDs, were the main tool employed. Permission was requested from the DOLE and the store management, as well as written informed consent from the study participants. Data gathered were then processed using descriptive statistics. Results show that due to their resilience and tenacity of purpose, they have high empowerment level and are moderately satisfied of the quality of their life. The findings have various implications on program planning and policy making in related private and government agencies to promote the empowerment among local migrant workers. Keywords - local migrant workers, empowerment, quality of life