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A STUDY ON SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID –19 PANDEMICS AMONG MIGRANT WORKERS IN
COIMBATORE CITY
A STUDY ON SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID – 19
PANDEMICS AMONG MIGRANT WORKERS IN COIMBATORE
CITY
Abstract Authors
Indian migratory workers during Dr. S. Renugadevi
the COVID- 19 epidemic have faced Professor
multiple rigors. With manufactories and Department of Commerce (CSCA)
workplaces shut down due to the lockdown Dr.N.G.P.Arts and Science College
assessed in the country, millions of Coimbatore,Tamilnadu, India.
migratory workers had to deal with the loss
of income, food deaths and query about M. Harish
their future. The impact of the study is III-B. Com -Student
estimated in terms of employment and Department of Commerce
income generation, creation of social Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College
centrals, means continuity, worried Coimbatore, India.
pastoral civic migration, savings and
investment capabilities, consumption
position. Hence the main end study on
socio profitable impact of COVID- 19
epidemic among migratory workers with
special reference to Coimbatore megacity.
The sample size of the study is 136 repliers
and convenience slice systemhas been used.
Simple chance analysis has been used as
exploration tool for the study. From the
study it's concluded that the language
hedge is the most common problem faced
by migratory workers. Migratory takes
place only to increase the standard of
living but covid- 19 had made a major
impact on their living.
Keywords: Migrant workers, Pandemic,
Multiple challenges.
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I. INTRODUCTION
The time 2019 brought with it a new epidemic, the COVID-19 that was first reported
in the month of December as per the reports from World Health Organization, and put the
whole world in an unknown extremity, that has pushed it into a state of moping query
(WHO,2020).The corona virus complaint 2019, generally known as the COVID-19
epidemic, a corollary of severe acute respiratory pattern corona virus-2 infections, has led to
a global public health extremity, in numerous deaths, generalized profitable depression,
redundancy, and insulations. The labor request impact of the COVID 19 extremity has
differed mainly across groups of workers depending on the types of jobs they held. Workers in
jobs that couldn't be performed from home and needed close physical propinquity and high
commerce with other people have paid a double price in terms of both a advanced threat of
income loss, when their hours were cut or their jobs terminated, and a advanced threat of
infection when they continued working. settlers too were trapped in the lockdown with no
jobs and no plutocrat, facing major profitable reversal, besides being insulated from their
families due to the unforeseen lockdown.
In order to palliate the suffering of settlers it's necessary to probe, understand, and
assay the rigors they've been witnessing. In- depth studies of the studies in the Indian
environment dealing with indirect migration and their cerebral impact are demanded to foster
lesser mindfulness among the public and to introduce new measures that can be espoused to
guard the rights of the settlers.
Migratory workers correspond majorly of diurnal-pay envelope sloggers working in
the manufacturing and construction diligence. They're frequently denied acceptable
healthcare, nutrition, casing and sanitation, since numerous of them work in the informal
sector. They substantially hail from pastoral areas but live in metropolises due to work for
utmost of the time. Numerous have no savings and stayed in plant dormitories, which were
shut due to the lockdown.
Migratory workers who decided to stay back during the outpour faced assault from
their neighbours, who indicted them of being infected with nimbus contagion. They therefore
couldn't venture out to buy food. Numerous also faced police brutality if they ventured out of
their homes.
Migratory workers faced with the situation of spending many days in temporary
harbors, which may be counter blockade centers, while trying to reach to their native places,
they're filled with anxieties and fears stemming from colorful enterprises, and are in need of
sickie-social support. The epidemic brought with it lockdowns and travel- bans that were
assessed by the governments each over the world as a necessity to attack the epidemic and to
rein in its outspread. still, the lockdown upset the diurnal routines of the people especially the
working class who were put in a major fiscal dilemma.
Indian migratory workers during the COVID- 19 epidemic have faced multiple rigors.
With manufactories and workplaces shut down due to the lockdown assessed in the country,
millions of migratory workers had to deal with the loss of income, food dearth’s and query
abouttheir future. Following this, numerous of them and their families went empty.
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COIMBATORE CITY
II. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
To analyse the Socio-Economic impact of Covid-19 pandemics among migrantworkers in
Coimbatore city.
1. Research Methodology: The study is based on the empirical research by conduction
survey. It is purely based on primary data from 136 respondents following convenience
sampling method. Simple percentage analysis has been used as a research tool for
analysis of the study. A well- structured questionnaire has been conducted to analyse the
socio-economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic among migrant workers in Coimbatore
City
2. Analysis and Interpretation
Table 1: Challenges Faced by the respondents as a migrant worker
Challenges Respondents Percentage
Social Exclusion 90 66.18%
Inadequate Living condition 27 19.85%
Exploitation by middle men 19 13.97%
Total 136 100
Inference: From the table it is inferred that majority (66.18%) of the respondents faced
socialexclusion.
Table 2: Work Mode of the Respondents
Work Respondents Percentage
Daily work 70 51.47%
Concentration work 42 30.88%
Residence/House Keeping 22 16.18%
Others 2 1.47%
Total 136 100%
Inference: From the table it is inferred that majority (51.47%) of the respondents goes for
daily work.
Table 3: Reason for Migration of the respondents
Reason Respondents Percentage
More wages expectation 55 40.44%
Employment opportunity 48 35.29%
Lack of employment in negative state 19 13.97%
Family situation 14 13.97%
Total 136 100%
Inference: From the study it is inferred that maximum (40.44%) of the respondents
migratedto Coimbatore due to the expectation of more wages.
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Table 4: Legal status of the respondents as a migrant worker
Status Respondents Percentage
Permit worker 47 34.56%
Non-permit worker 28 20.59%
With in state 47 34.56%
Outside state 14 10.29%
Total 136 100%
Inference: From the table it is inferred that maximum (34.56%) of the respondents are
permitworkers and within state workers.
Table 5: Support received during pandemic from government
Support Respondents Percentage
Personal protective equipment 39 28.68%
Free treatment 34 25%
Food parcel 24 17.65%
Free vaccination 39 28.68%
Total 136 100%
Inference: From the table it is inferred that maximum (28.68%) of the respondents
received personal protective equipment and free vaccination during Covid-19 from the
government.
III. CONCLUSION
There are more than 1.3 lakhs migrant workers stranded in the city of Coimbatore.
The study gives an idea about the socio-economic impact by the migrant workers at
Coimbatore. From this study, the research has concluded that the language barrier is the most
common problem faced by migrant workers. The government must take necessary steps to
improve the students of livings, to promote and implement various social security schemes,
minimum wages act, pension, medical facilities, loan, and educational facilities for their
children. Migrant takes place only to increase the standard of living but covid-19 had made a
major impact on their living. Internal emigrant worker is a vulnerable community for the
development of severe, acute and habitual, adverse internal health consequences due to
COVID 19 epidemic, through colorful multidimensional factors, numerous acting
coincidently to beget physical, internal, and socio- provident adversities.
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