| Author | Pham Thi Ha Phuong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-09-05 |
| Subject(s) | Women migrant labor--Vietnam--Ninh Binh
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GD-09-05 |
| Abstract | Circular migration is gradually becoming a common phenomenon of poor rural habitants who would like to improve their living standard and at the same time, maintain their rural lives by diversifying their livelihoods. Circular migrants in this research come from Thach Binh commune, one of the 23 poorest communes ofNinh Binh province. This commune is located in disadvantaged terrain which is affected by natural calamities every year. Besides, the lack of rural livelihood alternatives of the commune has increased the proportion of the out-migrating people. 98 circular migrant respondents, including 40 female and 58 male migrants, were interviewed at the time they were returning home for harvesting. Most of these migrants come from households below the government poverty threshold. They migrate in the hope of earning extra income in order to support their families left behind. To circular migrants, 'home' is in rural areas, and their main focus is providing for their families and eventually finding a way to live at home themselves without migrating. Consequently, they regularly travel between destinations and origin places because they consider maintaining rural lives as their most important purpose. Their motivations and behavior are different from permanent migrants that send money to rural areas as well as different from very temporary (one time or short term) migrants who do not have to maintain loyalties in places of destination, as circular migrants do in order to be able to return to jobs after going home regularly. The study shows that circular migration patterns are created by the combined influence of the poverty and underemployment situation in origin place, low-paid but regular labour demand in places of destination, and the needs of preserving rural lives (the lives of their families). The study also explores difficulties and impacts of the living conditions in destination and of the circular traveling patterns on migrants' lives. By comparing between women and men circular migrants, the study shows the gender dimension of the circular migration patterns which are affected strongly by gender conceptions. From the research findings, the study concludes that gender dimension of circular migration pattern is decided by social and cultural institutions, local customs and embedded ideologies. Conversely, this pattern of migration also reinforces rather than directly changes gender conceptions existing in the society |
| Year | 2009 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GD-09-05 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kusakabe, Kyoko; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Doneys, Philippe;Shivakoti, Ganesh; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Norway; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2009 |