Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Migrant Labourers: a Study of Mental Stress

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (11)
Authors
Goswami, Sribas
Contact information
Goswami, Sribas:Serampore College West Bengal, India; E-mail:
Keywords
Health; labour; exploitation; employment; fundamental rights
Abstract

Health is always considered as wealth. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity: it is a fundamental human right and … the attainment of the highest possible level of health is a worldwide social goal whose realization requires the action of many other socio- economic and political sectors in addition to the health sector.” All dimensions of socio- economic, political and cultural conditions such as food, water supply, education, housing, employment, reasonable wage and circumstances of creativity etc. play a vital role in maintaining health. This paper highlights the push factors as the fabricated trap to exploit the migrants physically, socially and mentally for surplus production with cheap labour. The intoxicants are the only medium for the migrants to leave the sufferings behind them for a time being

Pages
2183-2194
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/19869

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