Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic

<p dir="ltr">South Asian labour migration to the GCC States is a debt-financed migration in which labour diasporas mobilise resources from a variety of sources, often at exorbitant interest rates, to cover migration costs. In the event of the COVID pandemic, job losses and involuntar...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Pranav Raj (17933381) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Md Mizanur Rahman (3717739) (author)
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Applied economics
Human society
Demography
Development studies
Migrant indebtedness
gulf migration
Indian diaspora
labour migration
transnational livelihood
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description <p dir="ltr">South Asian labour migration to the GCC States is a debt-financed migration in which labour diasporas mobilise resources from a variety of sources, often at exorbitant interest rates, to cover migration costs. In the event of the COVID pandemic, job losses and involuntary returns compound the problem of debt-financed migration, affecting the transnational livelihood of migrant families. This paper explores how the debt-financed migration shapes the transnational livelihood of Gulf labour diasporas amid the pandemic. Empirically, this paper draws on the experiences of 60 Gulf migrants from the Indian state of Bihar. This study reports that the families diversify their labour resources by joining Gulf labour market and migration generates remittances that provide improved livelihood for their families. Although unforeseen events such as the pandemic may delay migration episodes and thus mount the debt burden on migrants, migrants nevertheless find ways to join the Gulf labour market and erk out a trananational livelihood.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: South Asian Diaspora<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2023.2226423" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2023.2226423</a></p>
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spelling Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemicPranav Raj (17933381)Md Mizanur Rahman (3717739)EconomicsApplied economicsHuman societyDemographyDevelopment studiesMigrant indebtednessgulf migrationIndian diasporalabour migrationtransnational livelihood<p dir="ltr">South Asian labour migration to the GCC States is a debt-financed migration in which labour diasporas mobilise resources from a variety of sources, often at exorbitant interest rates, to cover migration costs. In the event of the COVID pandemic, job losses and involuntary returns compound the problem of debt-financed migration, affecting the transnational livelihood of migrant families. This paper explores how the debt-financed migration shapes the transnational livelihood of Gulf labour diasporas amid the pandemic. Empirically, this paper draws on the experiences of 60 Gulf migrants from the Indian state of Bihar. This study reports that the families diversify their labour resources by joining Gulf labour market and migration generates remittances that provide improved livelihood for their families. Although unforeseen events such as the pandemic may delay migration episodes and thus mount the debt burden on migrants, migrants nevertheless find ways to join the Gulf labour market and erk out a trananational livelihood.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: South Asian Diaspora<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2023.2226423" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2023.2226423</a></p>2023-06-26T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1080/19438192.2023.2226423https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Migration_debt_and_transnational_livelihood_Indian_labour_diasporas_in_the_GCC_states_amid_the_pandemic/25187642CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/251876422023-06-26T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic
Pranav Raj (17933381)
Economics
Applied economics
Human society
Demography
Development studies
Migrant indebtedness
gulf migration
Indian diaspora
labour migration
transnational livelihood
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title Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic
title_full Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic
title_fullStr Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic
title_short Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic
title_sort Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic
topic Economics
Applied economics
Human society
Demography
Development studies
Migrant indebtedness
gulf migration
Indian diaspora
labour migration
transnational livelihood