Why are migrants choosing certain destination locations?
Finding better job opportunities
100%
Finding better wages
90%
Joining other family members
20%
For marriage purpose
6%
Who are migrants moving with?
40%
Spouse
39%
Other family members
37%
Children
17%
Parents
10%
Other villagers
What duration are migrants moving for?
Long-term migrant (one or more years)
71%
Permanent migrant
18%
Prefer not to answer
10%
Short-term / temporary migrant (every year for one or more months)
1%
How many migrants are negatively impacted by extreme weather events?
What occupations are migrants involved in at destination locations?
21%
Other manufacturing factory workers
17%
Others
17%
Construction workers
16%
Food processing factory worker
13%
Factory workers
7%
Digital platform worker
7%
Power sector worker
What extreme weather events are migrants facing at destination locations?
100%
Increasing heat
94%
Flooding
50%
Drought
45%
Excess rain
9%
Increased unpredictability of weather / seasons
What work-related impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather events at destination locations?
90% Wage loss
71% Wage cut
32% Job loss
21% Employment related asset loss
What household impacts are migrants facing as a result of extreme weather events at destination locations?
90%
Health related issues
49%
Decreased remittances that were sent to village
47%
Limited or damaged access to water or sanitation
41%
Food insecurity
23%
House damaged
13%
Lost access to health services
6%
Transportation routes in / out of migrant location damaged / slowed
5%
Househ-old assets were lost
5%
Children removed from school temporarily
How are migrants coping with these work and household impacts due to extreme weather at destination locations?
86%
Found additional work at the destination
44%
Additional family members took on jobs locally
44%
Support from family and friends
42%
Used savings
What external support is available to migrants during / after these extreme weather events at destination locations?
47%
Emergency relief from the government
43%
Healthcare services support
35%
Finding Alternate Job
30%
Compensation from Employer
17%
Emergency relief from CSOs/CBOs
9%
No assistance received
6%
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