Household member's migration and child labor in rural areas of the dry zone of Myanmar : a case study in Kyauk Pa Daung Township | |
| Author | Su San Win Pe |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.NR-15-05 |
| Subject(s) | Child labor--Myanmar--Kyauk Pa Daung Township Migrant labor--Myanmar--Kyauk Pa Daung Township |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-15-05 |
| Abstract | In Myanmar, rural out migration within the countries and abroad has been common over the past decades. In dry zone of Myanmar, agriculture is the main sector that supports people’s livelihood with income, food and employment. However, constraints in agriculture such as unfavorable weather conditions, high input cost and low production, have led farmers from dry zone to increasingly utilize migration as a livelihood strategy. As a result of agricultural labor shortage due to migration, it has impacted on children left behind in terms of their farm labor contribution and an increased burden in domestic and agricultural work. Although the relationship between remittances and schooling or relationship between parental migration and children’s educational performance have been given much attention in research, there has been less focus on effects of household members’ migration on child labor. Previous studies on child labor have demonstrated that among the possible external and internal causes of child labor, migration has been accepted as one of the main influencing factors for child labor. Therefore, this study examines whether or not household members’ migration provides additional domestic and farm work for the children left behind. |
| Year | 2015 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-15-05 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Grunbuhel, Clemens |
| Examination Committee(s) | Doneys, Philippe;Soparth Pongquan |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Strengthening Institutional Capacity, Extension Services and Rural Livelihoods in the Central Dry Zone and Ayeyarwaddy Delta Regions of Myanmar Project;Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2015 |