REFUGEE RESOURCES AND LABOUR MARKET INTEGRATION: A STUDY OF SRI LANKAN TAMIL REFUGEES IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA Authors: Maneesh P , BENNY GEORGE, A. JAYAKODI AND M. YESURAJAN
ABSTRACT
The growing population together with higher literacy and improved standards of living have
made the issue of educated unemployment a major one and suddenly, the interest for activities out in
the public sector has expanded. Be that as it may, the residential work advertise has encountered work
lack and higher wage rate. The entry of refugees in the local work advertises close-by government
approved camps is by all accounts an answer for the work deficiency in an incredible degree. There is
no legitimate system for work that are available to Sri Lankan Tamil camp living refugees however
evacuees are utilized in the chaotic part to enhance their employment. The refugees who relocated
from the north and eastern territories of Sri Lanka were agriculturists and fisher folk. In Tamil Nadu,
the work accessibility was restricted. They had to work as daily workers and take up salary generation
exercises justified thorough physical work. The Indian Government has been providing education to
refugee youngsters without having the arrangement for work opportunities in the public segment.
Along these lines, refugees depend generally on the chaotic area for their salary. For the study, the
researcher has visited a refugee camp in Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu and assembled data by the co-operation with refugees. The study looks at the different issues of refugees in neighbourhood
labour markets and furthermore assesses the conditions of refugee camps in Tamil Nadu.
Keywords: Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, camp population, labour market, workforce, employment, livelihoods Publication date: 15/01/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/January/MS_IJBPAS_2022_JAN_SPCL_1094.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.1094