Well-being of North Eastern Migrant Workers in Bangalore

Title

Well-being of North Eastern Migrant Workers in Bangalore

Creator

Pradeep D.; Adaina K.C.; Kahmei S.

Description

This paper explores the quality of life and subjective well-being of north-east migrant workers engaged in various formal and informal jobs in Bangalore. The composite well-being index reveals moderate well-being for the majority of workers. The disaggregated analysis, however, shows poor material conditions of life. Using the Day Reconstruction Method, we also find positive emotions associated with activities such as socialising but negative emotions for work and commuting. With respect to interacting partners, the negative emotions were highest while dealing with clients and customers. We also found positive correlations between life satisfaction and quality of life indicators, most strongly, with job quality. Lower quality of jobs, reported by women in comparison to men, suggests that organisations should aim to create more equal and enabling work spaces for all genders. 2020 Institute for Human Development.

Source

Indian Journal of Human Development, Vol-14, No. 1, pp. 99-114.

Date

2020-01-01

Publisher

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd

Subject

Day Reconstruction Method; gender well-being; Migrant life satisfaction; quality of life; subjective well-being

Coverage

Pradeep D., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Adaina K.C., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Kahmei S., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 9737030

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1177/0973703020916887

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