ABSTRACT
Speedy mechanization and urbanization of the regions have created suitable circumstances for over and above job opportunities and also formed improved fundamental facilities and systems serving a country. Social systems and method of progress has influenced the form of migration. The landless peasants who predominantly belong to lower social group, native population and economically backward area comprised the main part of migration. People in and around migrate from their home lands to a new environment for an improvement of life chances. Mettupalayam, a small town falling under the Coimbatore District in the states of Tamil Nadu noticed that there were many immigration construction workers who have moved into the town for their Survival. Nearly 57 % of migrant workers are found inside Mettupalayam whose daily jobs are street vendors, sanitation workers, daily wage workers, construction workers etc. Therefore, the present study focuses on how the unemployed to get employment opportunities while migrating from their destination and find the motivational factors that influence the workers to migrate for their livelihood. One hundred samples compiled from the particular villages within the Mettupalayam Taluk by purposive sampling method in the course of period February -March, 2021. The study
revealed that, respondents are forcefully pushed out of their places for a better living. Just about 2/3 of the migrant workers have meagre livelihood area with insufficient safety drinking water, power supply and toilet facilities.
Keywords: Migration, Employment, Construction, Labour & Motivation
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