Health and well-being of south-south migrants

Pratima Sambajee, Dora Scholarios, Imteaz Mohamadhossen, Naila Maherally

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Abstract

The movement of workers from Bangladesh to Mauritius is exemplary of a south-south migration trajectory. Bangladesh is a low income country that relies heavily on remittance from migrant workers. Mauritius is a middle income country that has become an attractive work destination for Bangladeshi workers due to its industrial and cultural similarities. Using a qualitative exploratory method and a postcolonial sociological perspective, the paper presents findings from a study on health and well-being of Bangladeshi workers in Mauritius. The analysis shows that the discourse of health and well-being is absent in the labour migration model of both countries.
LanguageEnglish
Number of pages26
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jul 2019
Event35th EGOS Colloquium - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: 4 Jul 2019 → 6 Jul 2019

Conference

Conference35th EGOS Colloquium
CountryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period4/07/19 → 6/07/19

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Keywords

  • south-south migration
  • health and well-being
  • structuration theory
  • postcolonialism

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Sambajee, P., Scholarios, D., Mohamadhossen, I., & Maherally, N. (2019). Health and well-being of south-south migrants. Paper presented at 35th EGOS Colloquium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Sambajee, Pratima ; Scholarios, Dora ; Mohamadhossen, Imteaz ; Maherally, Naila. / Health and well-being of south-south migrants. Paper presented at 35th EGOS Colloquium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.26 p.
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Sambajee, P, Scholarios, D, Mohamadhossen, I & Maherally, N 2019, 'Health and well-being of south-south migrants' Paper presented at 35th EGOS Colloquium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 4/07/19 - 6/07/19, .

Health and well-being of south-south migrants. / Sambajee, Pratima; Scholarios, Dora; Mohamadhossen, Imteaz; Maherally, Naila.

2019. Paper presented at 35th EGOS Colloquium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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