When faced with an imminent threat to life, family is much stronger for migrant labour than an urban occupationDid our urban, means-ends rationality get it wrong again? Was it lockdown-related job loss that poisoned the well and led migrant workers, mostly single men, to head for their villages? Unemployment as part of lifeIt is considerations of this kind, more than financial hardship, that prompt single migrant workers to leave for their rural homes. Also read | After turning their backs during lockdown, cities now want migrant workers backMost other workers suffer joblessness for long periods in the bear pit called the city. This shows the overwhelming preference the poor have for family life, only if they could afford one.

Source: The Hindu August 05, 2020 18:33 UTC