Costs and benefits of female labour migration

This paper examines the trend, causes and pattern of female migration from Tamil Nadu to Delhi. According to this study the most important push factor was lack of employment opportunity and the pull factor was the continuous demand for the labour of women in Delhi for domestic work. Though the migrants have made some gains, problems such as housing, illiteracy, indebtedness,job insecurity and drop outs amongst the children demand immediate policy prescriptions and actions.