Contents
List of Tables;
List of Illustrations;
Acknowledgement;
Chapter 1: Introduction;
1.1 Research Gap;
1.2 Research Questions;
1.3 Research Objectives;
1.4 Approach to Study;
1.5 Structure of the report;
Chapter 2: Review of Literature;
2.1 Historical overview of migration in Kerala;
2.2 Labour Migration to Kerala;
2.3 Social security for migrant workers in India;
2.4 Lessons from transnational migration: The conflict within the welfare state;
2.5 Integration of migrants;
2.6 Theoretical Framework for analysis of social and economic integration;
Chapter 3: Methodology;
3.1 Pilot study;
3.2 Study Design;
3.3 Selection of the study area;
3.3.1 District Selection;
3.3.2 Panchayat selection;
3.4 Sources of Data Collection;
3.5 Sampling;
3.6 Tools of Data collection;
3.7 Interview Schedule;
3.8 Challenges and Limitations of the study;
3.8.1 Access to migrant workers;
3.8.2 Sensitive nature of enquiry;
3.8.3 Language issues;
3.8.4 Organization bias;
3.8.5 Limitations;
Chapter 4: Social and Economic Integration of Migrant Labourers in Kerala;
4.1 Economic Integration of the migrants;
4.1.1 Economic Push;
4.1.2 Economic Pull;
4.1.3 The Labour Market;
4.2 Social integration of migrant labourers;
4.2.1Social Push;
4.2.2 Interaction with the locals;
4.2.3 Access to basic services;
4.3 Migrant Workers within Castel‘s framework of wage society;
Chapter 5: Nature of Take-Up of the Social Security Measures for the Migrant Workers;
5.1 Social Measures for Migrants;
5.2 Features of the scheme;
5.3 The take up of the welfare scheme;
Chapter 6: Conclusion;
Appendix 1: Schedule for in-depth interviews with the migrant labourers in the Ernakulam district of Kerala- Kalady Panchayat and Perumbavoor Municipality;
References.