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    HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION ON MIGRANT WORKERS: A STUDY ON MIGRANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN GARMENT INDUSTRIES OF TIRUPUR DISTRICT
    (Shanlax Publication, 2017) V, Dhivya Keerthiga; K, Arulselvam
    Human migration entails movement of people from one locality or location to another, sometimes over long distances and in large groups. Migration of people occurs for various reasons: exodus during ethnic conflict, natural disaster, political instability, economic hardship as well as search for economic and social improvement, betterment of livelihood and so on. Migration is not a recent phenomenon. For centuries, even during pre-historic times, there are evidences of people moving from one region to other. People moved across length and breadth of a country, at times across borders for social economic and political reasons. Human rights are considered to be the general moral principles or norms which describe certain standard of human behavior and are regularly protected as legal rights in laws. Every human are been to enjoy certain rules and freedom in their life. But, in some circumstances the rights of the human are been violated. Garment Production, is termed as a manufacture and processing of knitwear products or merchandise, including its design, treatment at various stages, and financial services contributed by bankers. Tirupur and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are the bastion of garment export oriented industries, of which the former is the prominent one. Migrant populace from various parts of Tamil Nadu and other states get employed throng Tirupur region, since the region wants those indigent and unskilled workers for its knitwear and its ancillary industries. And now days a large number of northern people are found to migrate and find their employment in the garment sector of Tirupur Districts by various agents and brokers. This particular study is about to examine the “Human Rights Violation on Migrant Workers: A Study on Migrant Workers Employed in Garment Industries of Tirupur District”. The study is been conducted among 100 migrant sample respondents employed in various industries in Tirupur District.
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    CLIMATE CHANGE AND LABOUR MIGRATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MIGRANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN GARMENT INDUSTRY OF TIRUPUR DISTRICT
    (HISS PUBLISHER, 2017) V, Dhivya Keerthiga; K, Arulselvam
    Global climate change is being a hot debate in the present modernized world. Everywhere in the world all countries are facing rise in temperature in the atmosphere due to which there is high fluctuation in the rainfall, decreasing of ground water, flood during high rainfall, drought, soil erosion, heavy wind, rising of sea level, melting of glacier etc. even though it is been seen as natural factor even humans contribution is being large in number. With this kind of climate change there is large and dangerous effect on the agriculture of the world. Agriculture is one of the most necessary activities that are very much needed for mankind as without food living of human becomes very difficult. But with this change in the climatic condition now a day’s agricultural labour are facing it difficult to depend on agriculture for their livelihood. This is being one of the main reasons for them to migrate to urban areas and indulge them into some other works for money. This present study is been made in order to analyze the impact of climate change on the migrant labors who are been employed in garment industries with special concentration to Tirupur district. Data`s pertaining to the study was collected from 100 migrant workers randomly.
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    A STUDY ON WOMEN MIGRATION INTO GARMNET INDUSTRIES OF TIRUPUR DISTRICT
    (Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research, 2018) V, Dhivya Keerthiga; K, Arulselvam
    Migration of women is certainly not a new trend, but it has only just begun to be recognized more widely. Women currently make up around half of the world‘s estimated 210 million international migrants. Women – old or young, single or married, with or without their families – are increasingly moving across national borders in an effort to improve their own and their family‘s wellbeing. Despite the diversity of women‘s migration patterns, their manifold reasons and causes for moving, women‘s labour migration stimulated by large economic and social inequalities in the world is becoming ever more significant. This study is been conducted to understand the reason behind migration and their living, working conditions at the place of destination and the problems faced by the migrant women who are employed in Garment industries of the Tirupur district. ―The expansion of women‘s capabilities not only enhances women‘s own freedom and well being but also has many other effects on the lives of all. Among the major destinations for young women are the garment, textile and footwear factories in the cities and in recently established industrial zones