MIGRANT LABOUR

Migrant workers move from one region to another to work temporarily or permanently. The numberofmigrant workers is  increasingbecause of unfavourable economic and social conditions in their regions. When migrant workers move from one region to another to look for a job, they may face some problems. Although these workers can find a job when they migrate to another region, there are some negative effects of labor migration.

First of all, adaptation problems of migrant workers are one of the most important issues. The differences in life standarts can affect especially migrant workerswho move from a rural region to an urban region. Forexample, life is more expensive in an urban area than a ruralarea;therefore,their incomes aren’t sufficient for their expenses.Briefly, labor migration may lead to culture shock for workers who are not only from a rural region but also from an urban region.

Secondly, another important effect is psychological problems. Migration to a different country or city to look for ajob is a huge change in migrants’lives. So, their psychology can be negativelyaffected. Forinstance,separationfrom their family and an increased yearning can affect workers’ psychology.Moreover xenophopic behaviour in society causes increased feelings of loneliness of migrantworkers.In short, other people’s prejudice, and separation from their family can affect them psychologically.

To sum up, labor migration plays a huge role in the rise of some issues in society such as adaptation and psychological problems of migrant workers. Not only workers but also their families are affected by labor migration.In myopinion,the governments should check labor migration and support these workers with money and counseling.