Title: 'For the sake of family and future': linked lives of highly skilled Indian migrants in the Netherlands and United Kingdom
Abstract: Introduction International labour migration from developing to the developed countries continues to be both a major cause and consequence of today’s globalised world. The European Union (EU), being one of the promoters of free movement of labour, also increasingly invites highly skilled people from third countries. India is one of the largest pools of high-skilled labour force in the world (Sasikumar and Hussian, 2008) with a total of 25 million Indians settled overseas (Government of India, 2011). Migration of an individual, however, should not be regarded as an isolated act of movement. To better understand the processes underlying highly skilled migration, it should be viewed as a continuation of an integral system of previous and future life events which is surrounded by and surrounding other individuals. By adopting a qualitative approach to life course framework, this paper focuses on the life course patterns of highly skilled Indian migrants in the Netherlands and United Kingdom which are brought about by their significant others and which often inform their further migration decisions.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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