Seasonal Migration and Rural Livelihoods:The Case of Bahir Dar Town and Three Rural Kebeles in Amhara Region.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tolossa, Degefa (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Asfaw, Woldie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-19T06:44:20Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:25:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-19T06:44:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:25:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Seasonal migration of labour to Bahir Down Town and other rural areas is found to be an imporrant component of the livelihood strategies of people living in the study area. This srudy aimed at examining the opportunities and challenges of seasonal migration of labour on the livelihoods of migrant people. To generate the necessOlY data, both qualitative and quantitative techniques were employed.Seasona! - out-migration of labour in the study area is undertaken by many rural households so as to diversify households' portfolios, save and invest in rural areas, and reduce risk and vulnerability. The remittances obtainedfrom this type of migration have served rural households to supplement their income .from agriculture and alleviate the problem of land shortage and landlessness. In addition to the remittances, labour migrants bring back home some kind of items such as household utensils, consumable goods, clothes and educational materials. They are positively contributing to the development of the recipient area by supplying cheap labour power. On the other hand, they exert pressure on social services in the town, increase unemployment, and pollute the environment. The major factors that drive rural people to migrate for seasonal wage earning employment are attributed to economic, social and cultural factors. The availability of employment opportunities at destination and the attractiveness of the payment appear to be another major pull factor of seasonal out-migration of labour. The stream of seasonal out-migration of labour is.predominantly carried out to rural areas of other region. AI[ost of them have earlier experiences of out-migration either to the same place or in other areas and they prefer rural to urban areas for their future out-migration and permanent residence. Migrants usually stay at destination .from ]-5 months and the majority migrate in September as this time is the peak labour demanding time at the destination. Because of their short stay at the destination, the skill acquired by migrants is negligible. The major problems in which labour migrants often face during their j ourney and at the destination are inability to get social services, social discrimination, labour exploitation, exposure to illnesses, misleading information, shortage of transportation, and robbery.By considering the positive contribution of off-farm seasonal wage employment towards improving the livelihoods of the rural poor, the rural development strategy should be directed towards promoting a policy that maximizes the benefits incurred ji-om labour migration and minimizes the risks and challenges associated with it. There is also a need (0 consider labour migration as an alternative livelihood option for the poor rural households in increasing assets, reducing poverty and alleviqting the problem of farmland IJnd landlessness | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/11993 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Migration and Rural Livelihoods | en_US |
| dc.title | Seasonal Migration and Rural Livelihoods:The Case of Bahir Dar Town and Three Rural Kebeles in Amhara Region. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |