The consequences of labour out-migration on income, rice productivity and gender roles: Synthesis of findings in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
Material type:
ArticlePublication details: The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the International Labour Office; Rome In: Gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: Differentiated pathways out of poverty. Status, trends and gaps 2010Description: Part III; pages 185-196, ill. RefSubject(s): Online resources: view the full text Available in electronic format (PDF)
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book / Chapter | Publications by IRRI Staff | RICE | Available |
IRRI publication
This migration study was based on surveys of farming households with and without migrants in the Philippines (813), Thailand (830) and Vietnam (831). Our findings reveal that the incidence of migration is highest in northeast Thailand (63 percent). In the Philippines and Vietnam, about a quarter of the farming households interviewed have at least one migrant. In the Philippines and Thailand, a higher proportion of adult sons and daughters migrate than their fathers. In contrast, in North Vietnam a higher proportion of fathers migrate than sons, while the mothers stayed behind to take over their field work responsibilities and management of the household and farm. Average household annual incomes of households with migrants are almost twice those of households without migrants in the Philippines and Thailand. In Vietnam, average household incomes between the two groups are almost the same.
English
Available in electronic format (PDF)
There are no comments on this title.