Migrant Life of Sugar Cane Harvesting Workers—Ethnography Research

Pravin Vitthal Yadav; K B Ramappa; Kumudini Wable

doi:10.47814/ijssrr.v8i2.2450

Pravin Vitthal Yadav Anekant Institute of Management Studies, India
K B Ramappa Professor, Agriculture Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Kumudini Wable Research Scholar, Anekant Institute of Management Studies (AIMS), Dist-Pune, Baramati, 413102, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v8i2.2450

Keywords: Migrant Workers, Migration, Sugar Factory, Work Drudgery, Education

Abstract

This paper depicts the observations made by researcher during the visit of migrant sugarcane harvesting workers camp at Malegaon Bk Cooperative Sugar Factory (which is an ethnographic exploration). An ethnography research method has used to study the migrant life of sugarcane harvesting workers. These observations were recorded in the month of January to February 2024. The researcher has captured routine, social life, problems, health issues, good and bad incidents etc. of migrant sugarcane harvesting workers.

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