Abstract: In recent decades trans-border migration has become an important component in migration study. It cannot be denied that by now the process of globalization induced worldwide migration and the people of South Asian countries are in line with same process. According to International Migration Organisation that highest migration within Asia is from south Asian countries. This paper looks at three important component i.e. migration within South Asia, secondly Asians mobility across geopolitical boundary to West Asia (Middle East/Gulf Countries) and South East Asia (Malaysia). It can be noted that driving force of south Asian’s to migrate overseas is the poverty, unemployment, low quality of live, non availability of basic needs, demand for unskilled workers etc. Within South Asia most of the migrants from neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka tend to migrate to India as demand for cheap labour is high. As the economy of south Asian countries is low they tend to migrate to places like Gulf region followed by south East Asia, U.K., USA.The outflow of workers from South Asia to the Gulf was in response to the demand following the oil boom which required semi skilled laborer. In South East Asia common destination of migration are Singapore Malaysia and Thailand. While migration takes place it affects the Place of origin as well as place of destination in terms of remittance economy, Poverty alleviation, reduction in unemployment etc. Undoubetly, There are certain issues faced by migrants like women trafficking, Sexual abuse, exploitation by recruitment agency which needs to be tackled.
Keywords: globalization, worldwide migration, Asian countries, women trafficking, Sexual abuse.
Title: INTRA AND INTER REGIONAL MOBILITY OF POPULACE OF SOUTH ASIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Author: Nandkumar Sawant, Mallica Desai, Vishal Malave
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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