Rural-to-Urban Labor Migration: A Study of Upper Egyptian Laborers in Cairo By Ayman Zohry.
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Rural-to-Urban Labor Rural-to-Urban Labor Migration: A Study of Migration: A Study of
Upper Egyptian Laborers Upper Egyptian Laborers in Cairoin Cairo
Rural-to-Urban Labor Rural-to-Urban Labor Migration: A Study of Migration: A Study of
Upper Egyptian Laborers Upper Egyptian Laborers in Cairoin Cairo
ByByAyman ZohryAyman Zohry
Objectives
Exploring a common strategy chosen by a certain category of young rural men in Upper Egypt who face limited economic opportunities in their villages – that is, rural-to-urban migration (circulation).
Objectives1. Processes of rural–urban
migration in Egypt2. Living and working conditions
of the migrants3. Impact of rural–urban
migration on demographic behavior
4. Economic aspects of rural–urban migration
Data and Methods In Destination:• The Questionnaire (242)• In-depth interviews (20)• Home (residence) visits• Interviewing employers• Interviewing similar groups in
Destinations• Observation
Data and Methods The Questionnaire:• Background information:• Reasons for migration:• Information about work:• Information about living conditions in places
of origin and destination:• Information about income and its disposal:• Information about family:• Information about the new national projects: • Plans for the future:
Data and Methods In Origin:• Village (origin) fieldwork• Interviewing and
observing the left-behind family members
• Interviewing and observing non-migrant families
Data and Methods Village questions• What factors help to explain who
migrates and who does not?• What are the roles of family and
social networks in conditioning the migration process and in keeping contact with migrants in Cairo?
• How are remittances used?• What do migrants do when they
return?• What are the main demographic
and economic contrasts between migrant and non-migrant households?
Findings
• Migration and modernization in Egypt
• Rural-Urban Migration in Egypt
• Typology of Upper Egyptian movements to Cairo
The Migrants
• Who are the migrants?• Why do they migrate?• Rural knowledge of the
town
Work
• Work search• Work characteristics of
migrants • Work dynamics • Occupational safety
Living Conditions
• Living conditions in the village of origin
• Living conditions in Cairo • Urban–rural linkages • The mechanism of
remittance use and allocation
Family, Population Issues
• Migration and fertility• Current fertility and
fertility preferences of respondents
• Child labor and children's education
Plans for the future
Conclusions
Available online at http://zohry.com/thesis/
Rural-to-Urban Labor Rural-to-Urban Labor Migration: A Study of Migration: A Study of
Upper Egyptian Laborers Upper Egyptian Laborers in Cairoin Cairo
Rural-to-Urban Labor Rural-to-Urban Labor Migration: A Study of Migration: A Study of
Upper Egyptian Laborers Upper Egyptian Laborers in Cairoin Cairo
ByByAyman ZohryAyman Zohry
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