By Anjali Borhade

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SAMReN Wshop, Dhaka 18-29 Nov05 Internal
Labour migration in Nasik, India

• By- Anjali Borhade
• Director, Disha foundation, Nasik, India.
• Fellow for health Population Innovation,
  Supported by Pop. Council.

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About Nasik

• Fastest developing city of India after Mumbai
  Pune of Maharashtra.
• Important Pilgrimage city of India.
• Agriculture in main economy, exports
• Cut flowers, onions, vegetables grapes to UK,
  Gulf European countries.
• Major set up 5 star industrial areas includes
  multi nationals including Glaxo, MICO, LT, JJ,
  CEAT, Cokes etc.

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Who Migrates

• Landless farmers
• Less land farmers
• Lower caste groups
• Sarpanch
• Main cause of migration
• Drought
• Dependency of agriculture on rain water
• No alternative water sources for agri. other than
  monsoon
• No alternative employments
• City attraction

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Situational Analysis

• NEARLY 10 - 15,000 FAMILIES GET MIGRATE FROM UP.
  M.P., BIHAR, GUJRAT, WITHINMAHARASHTRA TOWARD
  NASIK CITY, IN SEARCH OF LIVELIHOOHD.
• ITS SURVIVAL MIGRATION.
• Women migrants are almost 50 of migrant
  population.
• THEY WORK AS SEMI/UNSKILLED CONSTRUCTION/agricultu
  ral WORKERS
• THEY CAN'T PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THEIR CHILDREN
• THEY CAN'T PAY NECESSARY ATTENTION TO THEIR
  CHILDREN
• THEIR CHILDREN ALSO GET JOIN THE PARENTS IN THE
  SAME WORK
• THEY STAYS ON ROADS/OPEN SPACES THEY DON'T GET
  THE BASIC AMINITIES LIKE WATER, SANITATION,
  HEALTH, SHELTER ETC.
• THEY FACE THE ECONOMICAL EXPLOITATION Both
  men/women
• Women dont have equal wages even the
  legislation is there, no control on income,
  husband takes her wages on her behalf.
• THEIR WOMEN GET EXPLOITATED AT WORKPLACE
• MIGRATION CAN'T GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES OF
  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN IMPROVING THEIR
  QUALITY OF LIFE

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Disha Foundation, Nasik

• MISSION To provide the conducive environment
  to the marginalized communities for their
  sustainable development in improving their
  quality of lives well-being to provide them
  opportunities to become more productive assets of
  the society.
• GOAL To facilitate the community in improving
  the quality of lives and well-being and to
  provide them opportunities to become more
  productive assets of the society.

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Partner communities

• Inter and intra state unorganised migrant
  workers.
• Domestic women workers in Nasik city.
• Tribal rural population around the Nasik
• Central Jail, Borstal school, Nasik

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Issues

• Sexual reproductive health
• Lack of awareness on SRH
• Malnutrition and anaemia
• RTI/STI including HIV
• No access to health care
• Lack of health Providers support

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Intervention of SRH

• Awareness building on SRH
• Empowerment of migrants on utilization of health
  services
• Sensitization of health providers.

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Other areas of intervention

• Livelihood skill building labour bank
• General Skill wise registration of migrants
• Social security Janashri Vima
• Food Insecurity Temporary BPL cards.
• legal aid support
• Advocacy and policy influencing for -
• Right to shelter Transit camp
• Health
• Education
• Food security

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• Achievements so far in favor of migrant workers
  successful Advocacy with state govt. on
• Transit camp
• Food security temporary ration cards
• Education system for migrant children/ICDS
• Temporary ration cards for migrants
• Health services referral
• Future agendas
• Research and data base on migration issues
• Advocacy and policy influencing for migrant
  workers (EGS/agricultural policies)
• Programmes and policies on agenda of Govt.

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• Thank You.

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Disha Foundation, Nasik.

• Legal Status Society Registration
  MAH/NSK/7813
• Public trust
  MAH/NSK/ F-7592
• Address 2, Wild Orchid, B/H- Ved Mandir, Tidke
  Coloney, Trymbak
  Road, Nashik-3.
• Contact person Ms. Anjali Borhade.
• Ph No. [phone] Mobile No.
  9373904717
• Email dishafoundation_at_indiatimes.com/anjali_nasi
  k_at_indiatimes.com