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Abstract: "In
the
past
four
years,
Myanmar?s
economy
and
industrial
sector
have
experienced
significant
development
which
has
pushed
rural
work forces
into
urban
industries.
Livelihoods
of
rural
migrant
industrial
workers
in
Myanmar,
along
with
urbanization
and
industrial
development,
need
to
be
researched
if
economic
quality
of
life
is
to
be
improved
and
social
needs
to
be
addressed
for
migrant
industrial
workers.
This
research
will
test
the
hypothesis:
?Rural
migrants
experience
improved
life
after
moving
to
work
in
factories
in
Hlaingtharyar
Industrial
Zone”.
This
research
examined
by
answering
three
research
questions
Do
migrants
experience
social
rights
to
development,
social
standards
and
quality
of
life
after
moving
to
Yangon
Industrial
Zones,
What
relationship
do
rural
migrants
have
with
local
industrial
workers,
authorities
and
labor
unions,
What
are
the
needs
of
rural
migrants
to
improve
social
standards
and
quality
of
life?.
The
purpose
of
this
research
proposal
is
to
better
understand
the
lives
of
rural
to
urban
migrant
workers
in
industrial
zones,
to
assess
how
they
adapt
and
survive
in
their
new
environment
as
well
as
their
social
relationship
with
local
habitants,
work,
unions,
and
their
families.
This
issue
makes
a
direct
impact
on
productivity
of
industries
and
human
rights
issues
of
labors.
This
research
mainly
applied
ethnography
approaches
to
rural
migrant
workers
as
a
human
agency.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of Publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry:
2015-09-08
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