The Push and Pull Factors of Migration - A Study of Migrant Workers in the Purse Seine Fishing Sector of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

S.P. PACHKUDVE; VAIBHAV G. YEWALE; KETANKUMAR J. CHAUDHARI; SUHAS M.  WASAVE; SANDESH V. PATIL; BHALCHANDRA V. NAIK; SUSHIL C.  KAMBLE; PRATIK P.  YADAV

doi:10.54894/JISCAR.43.2.2025.170001

Authors

S.P. PACHKUDVE College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India
VAIBHAV G. YEWALE College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India
KETANKUMAR J. CHAUDHARI College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India
SUHAS M. WASAVE College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India
SANDESH V. PATIL College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India
BHALCHANDRA V. NAIK College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India
SUSHIL C. KAMBLE College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India
PRATIK P. YADAV College of Fisheries, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ratnagiri - 415 629 Maharashtra, India

https://doi.org/10.54894/JISCAR.43.2.2025.170001

Keywords:

Migrant labour, Pull factor, Push factor, Ratnagiri

Abstract

Migration is defined as the movement of people from less endowed to more endowed resource areas in search of better income, employment, food and better socio-economic conditions. Labour migration is a crucial workforce for labour-intensive businesses, driven by factors such as limited local opportunities, environmental challenges and economic necessity. A study was conducted to
assess the push and pull factors which were responsible for the migration of labourers working in purse seine fishing sector along Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The information regarding push and pull factors migrants employed in the purse seine fishing sector was collected by using Interview schedule conducting interviews with 109 migrants. The push and pull factors were analysed by weighted average method and Chi-square test was used to analyse the significant difference between the responses received against each factor at the 5% level of significance. The results revealed that lack of employment opportunities at the native place, very low income, lack of investment or capital and persuasion by friends were the major push factors of migration of migrant labourers, whereas job opportunities, sustained income from the fisheries sector and higher wages in the fisheries sector were the main pull factors of migration. The main implication of this study is lie in the policy implication of the study which suggested tackling to push factor, which forces people to migrate.

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