A History Of Women Migration & The Livelihood Challenges Of Migrant Women Working In The Fish Processing Industries.

Abstract

Migrants are the biggest portion of the huge unorganized labor market in India. There are many inherent obstacles to their
entrance into the labor sector. Deprived of essential skills, knowledge and negotiating power, migrant workers are
frequently caught up in exploitative working arrangements that compel them to work in low-end, low-value, dangerous
jobs. This issue is exacerbated by the lack of identification and legal protection. The difficulties of migratory workers are
more widespread when state borders are crossed and the distance between the "source" and "destination" grows. Migrants
may also be easy victims of politics of identity and parochialism. Economic development in India now depends on labor
mobility. Migrant workers' contribution to national revenue is huge yet nothing is being done in exchange for their safety
and well-being. Fish/prawn processing industries were set up all along the coastal areas because of the growing; the
importance of this Industry as a source of foreign exchange. This industry all over India prefers migrant contract labourers.
The term fishery also comprises one more stock of fish that can be traded as a unit for purposes of conservation and
management. The fishery is a stock or stock of fish and the enterprises that have the potential of exploiting them. Because
of pearl fishing in the city, Thoothukudi is known as "Pearl City." It is a commercial seaport serving South India's interior
towns and is one of Tamil Nadu’s Sea passages. The Present study brings out The Study of Migrant Women / Girls Working
in the Fish/Prawn Industries in Thoothukudi District, Tamilnadu