Survey - COVID-19 Impact on Internal Migration, Labor Markets and Urbanization in Mumbai, India

The initial segments of the report elaborate on the study's context, structure, and objectives, while the subsequent sections adeptly present the findings pertaining to the lives of migrants during the pandemic. [...] The primary objective of the research project was to understand the impact of COVID-19 on internal migration patterns and urbanization in different regions of the world and contribute to the evidence base for the local and central government actors to address migrants’ vulnerability. [...] Objectives of the study The central objective of the study is to understand the impact of COVID-19 on internal migrants, their socio-economic characteristics, access to labour markets and social services, and their strategies to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. [...] From the advent of the Arabs of the Gujarat Sultanate in 1348, Portuguese in 1534, English in 1661, and finally the establishment of Bombay’s cotton textile industry in the 1860s, Bombay acted as a magnet and attracted migrants all over the country15. [...] PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS COVERED IN THE STUDY The central objective of this study is to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on internal migrants, their socio-economic characteristics, access to labour markets and social services, and their strategies to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in the city of Mumbai.