Labour Migrants in Hotel Industry of Coastal Stretch of Pernem Taluka
| dc.contributor.author | Naik, Siddhi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nemikal, Vijaya | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-05T06:51:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-05T06:51:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Goa is one of the top tourist destinations in the country. This erstwhile Portuguese colony is the best known for its serene beaches which attracts the tourists in the world. The evolution and development in tourism industry has created thousands of jobs, developed the infrastructures of the place, and helped in cultural exchange within the country, in between regions and the locals. Goa having a long stretch of coastal belt from north to south experiences a great scope for beach tourism and also hotel industry. The emergence of hotel industry in the Pernem Taluka has also led to infrastructural development, hospitality services, connection of interior rural areas to city regions and overall up gradation of the region. These hotels, paying guesthouses and star hotels, cater to the influx of indian and international tourists all through the year. The months of December and January mark the peak tourist season in the state. The study showcases the working conditions of labour migrants working in the coastal belt of Pernem Taluka of Goa. It focuses on understanding the situations and conditions of the labour migrants working in the hotel industry. The study emphasizes on the demographic and occupational structure of labour migrants, factors responsible for their migration and the socio-economic status of labour migrants, and the future plans and prospects of the labour migrants. The study shows that most of the migrants who are working in the hotel industry are from Northern states of India and 75 percent of the total migrants have migrated alone leaving their families at the place of origin. 61.67% percent of the migrant workers are working as permanent workers while the others are seasonal workers who work during the peak time of tourist arrivals from the month of October to March. The hotel industry attracts most of the migrants belonging to productive age group. The factors responsible for their migration are lack of employment at the place of origin since the education qualification is also low. Majority of the migrants working in the hotel industry are engaged in low skilled jobs like housekeeping, kitchen assistant, helper, or in service sectors as bar teriders, waiters, etc. Some of the employees are given a separate accommodation which is provided by the employer with good sanitation and other basic facilities. whereas some of them are staying at the work place in a shared one room kitchen. Majority of the migrants are working longer hours in a day and hardly get time to interact with locals, hence their relation with locals is poor and are unable to have a social life at the current place of residence. The study also shows that majority of the migrant labourers are unfamiliar with the Goan culture. Majority of the migrants labourers are willing to live and work in Goa while the rest are unsure about their future plans. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | The Konkan Geographer. 29; 2023; 119-123. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2277-4858 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://khandolacollege.ndl.gov.in/handle/123456789/208 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Konkan Geographers Association of India | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics::Human geography, economic geography | |
| dc.title | Labour Migrants in Hotel Industry of Coastal Stretch of Pernem Taluka | |
| dc.type | Article |