This book makes an attempt to explore the varied aspects of migrant labourers working in the agriculture sector. It provides a comprehensive analysis of issues relating to determinants, trends and factors associated with migration. The book examines the socio-economic background of the migrant labourers. It analyzed the social parameters such as caste, family size, marital status, age group and number of children as well as economic parameters as education level of the migrants, nature of employment etc.

The book also examines the relationship between the wage structure of the migrant and local labourers, discrimination meted out by the migrants in terms of wages and working hours. Besides, the book also discusss the issues of impact of migrant labourers on the employment of local labourers. Another key issues to which this book deals is socio-cultural changes in the migrant labourers. While dealing the issue of interaction among the migrant and local labourers and that of farmers, the book highlights the nature and extent of assimilation of all the three catergories. More over the book brings out the account of savings and remittances of the migrants and problems faced by them during their return journey.