Urban Daily Labour Markets in Gujarat, Western India

This book explores the complex urban daily labor market in Gujarat, Western India, focusing on the experiences of migrant workers who face multiple marginalities. It provides an empirical analysis of their working and living conditions, spending patterns, and policy implications.

Format: Hardback
Length: 252 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into one of the most intricate labor landscapes of India - the urban daily labor market. These markets constitute a vital sector within the urban informal labor market and play a significant role in the Indian economy. This book offers an empirical and comparative portrayal of daily labor markets in Gujarat, Western India.

These markets primarily comprise intra-state and interstate migrant workers who face compounded marginalization due to factors such as informality, migrant status, caste, ethnicity, gender, and limited agency. Often, these workers reside in the peripheries of cities, lacking access to rights and entitlements to their spaces and services. This study, based on an extensive survey of three cities in Gujarat, provides detailed descriptions and analyses of migration destinations, their underlying causes, as well as the working and living conditions of the workers, including their spending patterns on food, health, education, and leisure. By shedding light on the experiences of these workers on a regional level, the study contributes to a deeper understanding of their challenges and needs, which can inform future policy interventions.

An in-depth exploration, this book appeals to students and researchers specializing in labor economics, labor studies, urban planning, social work, sociology, anthropology, and demography. It also holds value for NGOs/trade unions engaged in supporting migrant workers, civil servants in labor departments, city planners, and policymakers.

Weight: 660g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032224374