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International Conference on Migration & Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward

Published on June 26, 2023

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Event Date

December 15, 2023 12:00 am (IST)

Event Venue

Location - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development acknowledges migration’s contribution to sustainable development and includes migration as a topic that touches on all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, the SDG’s tagline, “leave no one behind,” makes it clear that inclusive sustainable development must include migrants. At least ten of the 17 goals have indicators and targets specifically related to migration or mobility. Countries now face a variety of additional migration data issues and reporting requirements as a result of the inclusion of migration in the 2030 Agenda. In addition, this offers a significant chance to enhance migration data. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development acknowledges mobility for migrants and their communities, is a significant engine of sustainable development. With the transfer of knowledge and financial resources, it improves the lives of communities in their countries of origin and brings about considerable benefits in the form of skills, a stronger labour force, investments, and cultural variety. The advantages of migration should not just be viewed in terms of what immigrants can provide to a particular region. The connection between migration and development is far more nuanced than previously thought; migration will depend on the political, social, and economic developments in possible destination nations. Poorly managed migration might also have a detrimental effect on development (endangering communties and migrants). Communities may be strained and migrants may be put in danger. Migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that cannot be addressed by one area of government policy alone, according to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. In order to ensure that migration and migrants’ needs are taken into account across all policy areas, laws and regulations, from health to education and from fiscal policies to trade, IOM adopts a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to migration governance.

About the Conference

Centre for Labour Studies and Practices, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala are jointly organizing two days international Conference on “Migration and Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward”. Academicians, practitioners, and policy experts will all be present at the proposed conference. It will aid in the consolidation of research findings pertaining to many newly developing viewpoints and policies on the Migration and Diaspora, giving better insights into the link between the migration, diaspora, home country, host country, and transnational and their role in achieving sustainable development goals 2030. The conference will cover both theoretical and practical topics in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the theme. Conference themes and sub-themes are listed below. All related pertinent themes and issues are welcome, though.

Tentative Sub-Themes

Migration and Sustainable Development Goals

Migration and Green Economy

Return Migration and Sustainable Reintegration

Invisible and Undocumented Workers

History of Migration

Migration and Development Strategies at Natioanal and International Level

International Labour Standards and Conventions

Diaspora, Remittances and Development

Migration and Global Culture

Politics, Racism, Citizenship

Gender and Migration

Methods and Data in Migration Studies

Any other relevant theme

Conference Organizers

Dr.Irudaya S Rajan

Dr.Ruchi Singh

Two Days International Conference on
“Migration & Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Way Forward”

15^th – 16^th December, 2023

Program Schedule Day 1- Friday, December 15^th , 2023
Time	Event
08:30 A.M – 9:30 A.M	Registration
9:30 A.M – 10:30 A.M	Inaugural and Welcome Address ( Armaity S Desai Hall) Dr.Bino Paul About the Conference Keynote Address Dr.Ram.B.Bhagat Vote of Thanks
10:30 A.M – 11:00 A.M	High Tea
11:00 A.M – 01:00 P.M	Thematic Session 1 (Armaity S Desai Hall), Session 2 Online *Theme : Migration and Sustainable Development Goals* Chair: Dr.Manish Jha (in person) and Dr.Amba Pande (Online)
1:00 P.M – 02:00 P.M	Lunch
02:00 PM – 03:30 P.M	Online Panel discussion on ““Migration & Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Way Forward.” Dr.Binod Khadria Jenny Wright Dr. Ravi S. Srivastava Paddy Siyanga Knudsen Moderator– Dr.Ram B Bhagat
3.30 P.M- 3.45 P.M	Tea Break
03:45 P.M – 05:00 P.M	Thematic Session 3 (Armaity S Desai Hall), Session 4 Online *Theme : Diaspora, Remittances and Development* Chair: Dr.Abdul Shaban (in-person) and Dr.Sadanand Sahoo (Online)
5:00 P.M – 6:30 P.M	Thematic Session 5 (Armaity S Desai Hall), Session 6 Online *Theme : Drivers of Labour Migration* Dr.Naser Ul Islam (in-person) and Dr.Anu Abraham (Online)
Rapporteurs	Ishita Kapil and Mayurakshee Priyadarshini

Two Days International Conference on
“Migration & Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Way Forward”

15^th – 16^th December, 2023

Program Schedule Day 2 – Saturday, December 16^th , 2023
Time	Event
9:30 A.M – 11:00A.M	Thematic Session 7 (Armaity S Desai Hall), Session 8 Online *Theme : Migration and Development Strategies* Dr.Kunal Keshri (in-person) and Renato Galhardi (Online)
11:00 A.M – 11:15 A.M	Tea break
11:15 A.M – 01:00P.M	Thematic Session 9 (Armaity S Desai Hall), Session 10 Online *Theme : Gender and Migration* Dr.Nandita Mondal (in-person) and Dr.Smita Tiwary (Online)
1:00 P.M – 02:00 P.M	Lunch
2:00 PM – 03:30 P.M	Thematic Session 11( Armaity S Desai Hall), Session 12 Online *Theme : Invisible Forced Migrants and Undocumented Workers* Dr.Parivelan K M (in-person) and Dr.Rakesh Ranjan (Online)
3:30 P.M – 3:45 P.M	Tea break
3:45 P.M – 05:00 P.M	Thematic Session 13 (Armaity S Desai Hall), Session 14 Online *Theme : Emerging Issues in Migration* Dr K.P. Asha Mukundan (in-person) and Dr. Muneer Illath (Online)
5:00 P.M – 6:00 P.M	( Armaity S Desai Hall) Valedictory Address: Dr.S Chandrasekhar Way Forward: Dr.Bino Paul Concluding Remarks Vote of Thanks
Rapporteurs	Ishita Kapil and Mayurakshee Priyadarshini

Zoom Link for all the sessions is mentioned towards the end of the document.

Technical Sessions Day -1

Session 1: Migration and Sustainable Development Goals (Armaity S Desai Hall)

S.no	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	11:00 A.M 11:15 A.M	Abdul Gafoor KP	Does the financial well-being of migrant labourers play a critical role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals?
2	11:15 A.M 11:30 P.M	Rachel Irene D’Silva	The Globalization ‘milieu’ of the City: An Ethnographic Study: Mapping the Local ‘Free Food’ Programmes’ for its Migrants
3	11:30 A.M 11:45 A.M	Sreedevi RS	Labour Migration and Sustainable Economic Growth: A Case Study on Decent work and Informal Economy
4	11:45 A.M- 12:00 P.M	Kiran Johnson	How to manage Migration for Sustainable Development?: Policy Implication
5	12:15 P.M – 12:30 P.M	Rajveer Kaur Ritu, Prabhjot Kaur and Dr. Amanpreet Kaur.	Deciphering the Nexus of Climate Change, Agriculture, and Migration: Perspectives from African and Asian Realms
6	12:30 P.M – 12: 45 P.M	Reet Bishnoi	Exploring the Dynamics of Agricultural Labour Migration from Bihar to Haryana: Causes, Challenges, and Socioeconomic Implications”
7	12:45 P.M – 1:00 P.M	Sonchita Debnath	The Role of Migrants in Clean Technology Adoption

Session 2: Migration and Sustainable Development Goals (Online)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	11:00 A.M – 11:15 A.M	Kulwinder kaur	Alleviating Poverty through Migration: A Comprehensive Review in Pursuit of SDG 1
2	11:15 A.M – 11:30 P.M	Dr.Pankaj Kamal Shankar Kumbhar	Living no Migrant Behind: Situational Analysis of Progress of Migrant aligning with Sustainable Development Goals
3	11:30 A.M – 11:45 A.M	Oishee Sarkar	Environmental Migration and Sustainable Development: Bridging the Gap through Sociological Enquiry in Context of Sundarbans
4	11:45 A.M – 12:00 P.M	Rishiraj Sinha	The Making of Exploitative Practices in the Tea Industry of India.
5	12:00 P.M – 12:15 P.M	Devapriya TP, Ananya A P	Migration, Well-Being, And Sustainable Development: Assessing the realities of Internal Migrant Student’s in Delhi NCR
6	12:15 P.M – 12:30 P.M	Anvisha Dwivedi	Migration and Sustainable Development
7	12:30 P.M – 12: 45 P.M	Bhabya, Atul Kriti	From Rural Exodus to Urban Influx: Understanding the Dynamics of Internal Migration in Post-Independence India
8	12:45 P.M – 1:00 P.M	Akshay Barik	Decent Work, Migration and Sustainable Development for the Invisible Indian Truck drivers in Europe
9	1:00 P.M – 1:15 P.M	Stanzin Angmo	Rural-Urban Migration: Impact on Elderly Living Behind in India

Session 3 : Diaspora, Remittances and Development (Armaity S Desai Hall)

S. No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the paper
1	3:30 P.M – 3:45 P.M	Apala Saha	The Diaspora that belongs Nowhere
2	3:45 P.M – 4:00 P.M	Apala Mandal	Letters and Lamps: Community Education and Outreach in the Hindu Diaspora in London
3	4:00 P.M – 4:15 P.M	Nischal Tevetya ,Shriti Pathak	The interplay of the Korean cultural wave on Mania, Cuisine and Dialect: A Case Study on Delhi
4	4:15 P.M – 4:30 P.M	Sakshi	Gastronomical Spaces as Cultural Tendencies in Amit Chaudhuri’s Odysseus Abroad
5	4:30 P.M – 4:45 P.M	Kiran Jha	Marriage and Migration: The Immigrant Stories

Session 4 : Diaspora, Remittances and Development (Online)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the paper
1	3:30 P.M – 3:45 P.M	Noureen Hamid	Migration to Medina: An Analysis of Development in the Formation of the State
2	3:45 P.M – 4:00 P.M	Fathima H R , Yasin , DISHA SRI BHUYAN	NRI Migrants’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities and Challenges- A Case Study on United Arab Emirates
3	4:00 P.M – 4:15 P.M	Drashti Rushabhbhai Varia	Unveiling Cultural Resettlement and Commercial Evolution: Contrasting Polarities within Gujarati Diaspora Folk Narratives
4	4:15 P.M – 4:30 P.M	Amrit Pal	Migration, Remittances and Development: A sociological analysis of Doaba Regions of Punjab
5	4:30 P.M – 4:45 P.M	Anupam Roy	Diasporic Migration and Transcultural Kinship: A Reading of Amitav Ghosh’s The Glass Palace
6	4:45 P.M – 5:00 P.M	Yauvana Roja M	Critical Analysis of Inclusive Growth deferrals in Rurban Settlement
7	5:00 P.M – 5:15 P.M	Mrs.Shreya Singh	Gauging the Indian Courtesy of Vasudheva Kutumbakam: Admission and Exclusion of Parsi and Rohingya Refugees in India
8	5:15 P.M – 5:30 P.M	Anshika Srivastava	Migrant Women Workers: A Gender Inclusive Framework: Addressing Climate Change, Migration, and Health
9	5:30 P.M – 5:45 P.M	Bhawana Khati	Amidst Migration, Livelihood and Identity, the Demand for a New State of “Gorkhaland”: A Study of Migrants from Darjeeling District in Delhi

Session 5: Drivers of Labour Migration (Armaity S Desai Hall)

S.No	Time		Name of the Presenters		Title of the Paper
1	5:00 P.M – 5:15 P.M		Muhammad Rishad A P		The Return Migration and Reintegration of Gulf Migrants during COVID-19 in Kerala
2	5:15 P.M – 5:30 P.M		Mukta Sharangpani		Rolling a Bitter gourd in Sugar doesn’t make it sweet: The Kitchen as a site of meaning making in multigenerational immigrant homes.
3	5:30 P.M – 5:45 P.M	Mohai Menul Biswas		Mental Health among Higher Educated Migrant Youth: A Study in Kolkata City
4	5:45 P.M – 6:00 P.M		Sabeena Khatoon		Contextualising Teacher Education in a Global World: Preparing Teachers to Teach People in Conflict
5	6:00 P.M – 6:15 P.M		Suraya Roy		A Case Study on Temporary Out-Migration from West Bengal

Session 6: Drivers of Labour Migration (Online)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	5:00 P.M – 5:15 P.M	Divya Balan	Returning Home from the Gulf: A Policy Analysis of the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Gulf Migrants to Kerala Society
2	5:15 P.M – 5:30 P.M	Shabnam T P	Return Migration of Women Domestic Workers from Kerala: Mapping the Lived Experiences and Migration Governance
3	5:30 P.M – 5:45 P.M	Gwmsath Mushahary	Understanding the Causes of Bodo Tribal Youth Migrant Workers from Left-Behind Parents.
4	5:45 P.M – 6:00 P.M	Sudeb Pal	Eviction of Mill Workers in Girangaon Area, Mumbai: The Force Mobility?
5	6:00 P.M – 6:15 P.M	Budhadev Mahanta	Migration Data Sources in India: Snag of Discharging Policy for Migrant Workers
6	6:15 P.M – 6:30 P.M	Dickey Choedon	Politics and Citizenship: Voices of Young Tibetans in India
7	6.30 PM-6.45 P.M	Mr Harshit Nigam	Politicising Migrants and Sustainable Development for Repatriates: A Critical Reading of Shyam Benegal’s Mammo (1994)

Technical Sessions Day -2

Session 7: Migration and Development Strategies

(Armaity S Desai Hall)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	9:30 A.M – 9:45 A.M	Hrudanand Misra	Labour Migration in India: A Case Study of Alang Ship Breaking Yard
2	9:45 A.M – 10 : 00 A.M	Madhusmita Jena	Education in Exile and SDG 4: A Study of Refugee Children in India
3	10:00 A.M – 10:15 A.M	Ammalu K Sasia	Exploring the Social Determinants of Migration from Kerala to the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Study of the Working-Age Population
4	10:15 A.M – 10:30 A.M	Khushi Ahuja	Migration, Identity and Urban Resilience: A Socioeconomic Exploration in Gurgaon
5	10:30 A.- 10:45 A.M	Mohd Imran Khan	Social Remittances from Gulf: Absence of Husbands and the Autonomy of Wives in Kerala
6	10:45 A.M – 11:00 A.M	Mr.Ahsan Ahmed , Dr.Anjali Mehra	Migrant workers in conflict hit Kashmir valley: Livelihood vs. security.

Session 8: Migration and Development Strategies (Online)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	9:30 A.M – 9:45 A.M	Punya S Raj	An Oscillating Pattern of In-Migration in Kerala
2	9:45 A.M-10 : 00A.M	Preeti	Delineation of Peri-Urban Area: A Case of Panipat City, Haryana, India
3	10:00 A.M – 10:15 A.M	Narayanan N A	The Early Travancore Migration to Northern Kerala and the Later to the Rich Economies: A Tale of Two Migration Generations
4	10:15 A.M – 10:30 A.M	Kavita	Inter-Linkages between Family Networks and Inter-State Marriage Migration in Rohtak District, Haryana: A Micro Level Study
5	10:30 A.M – 10:45 A.M	Shaukat	An Analysis of Migration Trends and Patterns of Counter-Magnet Areas: A Strategy for Decentralizing Urban Population of the NCR-Delhi
6	10:45 A.M – 11:00 A.M	Jamshid , V. Nirmala	Effect of Migration on Inclusive and Equitable Quality Higher Education in Malappuram District, Kerala
7	11:00 A.M -11:15 A.M	Mrs.Anzamol Ansari , Mrs.Nirmala	Role of Gender-Wise Migration in Sustaining Household Income – A Case Study of Kochi City, Kerala
8	11:15A.M– 11:30 A.M	Miss.Tashi wangmo	Analysis of Return Migration in Himachal Pradesh

Session 9: Gender and Migration (Armaity S Desai Hall)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	11:15 A.M – 11:30 P.M	Preeti Devi	Can Gender Gap Explain Haryana Declining Female Work Participation Rate?
2	11:30 A.M – 11:45 A.M	Mehak Bahl	Women and Migration in the Indian Context
3	11:45 A.M- 12:00 P.M	Pragati Ubale	Exploring the Link between Migration and Dating Abuse: A Study on Youth Vulnerability
4	12:00 P.M – 12:15 P.M	Shama Mehrol	Distressed Migration of Informal Safai Karamchari Valmiki Women from Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh
5	12:30 P.M – 12: 45 P.M	Rishabh Verma	Women on the Move: Exploring Workplace Disparities and Opportunities among Migrant Women in Guangdong’s Economic System
6	12:45 P.M – 1:00 P.M	Dhanraj Dashrath Dange	Migration and Marginalization of Women of De-Notified Communities

Session 10: Gender and Migration (Online )

S.no	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	11:15A.M- 11:30 P.M	Dr Bhavna Wal	Women and International Migration : Challenging entrenched gender inequalities
2	11:30 A.M – 11:45 A.M	Anjali Elsa Skariah	Constructing Migrant Wellbeing: A Case of Malayali Women migrants in the US
3	11:45 A.M- 12:00 P.M	Ajanya Suraj and Shaharban. V	Exploring the Trend, Pattern and Determinants pf Female Migration In India
4	12:00 P.M – 12:15 P.M	Soni Wadhwa	Symptoms of Inefficient Rehabilitation: The Barracks of Ulhasnagar as an Example of Informal Settlements
5	12:15 P.M – 12:30 P.M	Vaibhav Gaur	Migration- Tracing the lesser talked about Causes of Sexuality
6	12:30 P.M – 12: 45 P.M	Santhini Paul	Gender, Migration and Development- A Case of Female Migrant Domestic Workers from Kerala to Gulf Countries
7	12:45 P.M – 1:00 P.M	Anulakshmi Sankar V	Achieving the Gender Equality: A Study of Women labour migrants of Kerala.
8	1:00 P.M – 1:15 P.M	Ayushi Basoya	Intensity of Seasonal Migration and Implications for Household Consumption of Left-behind Families: Analysis of East Indian Villages

Session 11 – Invisible Forced Migrants and Undocumented Workers

(Armaity S Desai Hall)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the Paper
1	2:00 P.M – 2: 15 P.M	Bijulal M V, Amith Binesh, Ammini K Wayanad	Dimensions of Bareness in the Adivasi Inter-sate Migrant workers from Wayanad, Kerla
2	2:15 P.M – 2:30 P.M	Latasha Hemant Rane, Dr Vishalakshi, Archana Nihar Badiwale	Identifying unidentified workforce: A socio-Economic Assessment of Brick Kiln Workers from Daund Block in Pune, Maharashtra
3	2:30 P.M – 2:45 P.M	Kuldeepsingh Rajput	Migrating Children, Education and Alternative Learning Spaces
4	2:45 P.M – 3:00 P.M	Jenikrishna M U	Health issues of Inter-state migrants working in the Marine sector of Kerala.
5	3: 00 P.M – 3:15 P.M	Shubhi Belwal	Metamorphosis of Sikkim: Navigating Conflict and Concord

Session 12 -Invisible Forced Migrants and Undocumented Workers’ (Online )

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the paper
1	2:00 P.M – 2: 15 P.M	Farhab KP, Abu Tahir Sharon Mariam George,	A Case Study on Undocumented Migrant Workers in Chandigarh
2	2:15 P.M – 2:30 P.M	Rohit	Patterns, Determinants and Impact of Migration on Migrant Brick Kiln Workers in Haryana
3	2:30 P.M – 2:45 P.M	Navas M Khadar , Anjusha	Invisible Labor: Exploring Challenges and Rights of Undocumented Interstate Migrant Workers in Kerala
4	2:45 P.M – 3:00 P.M	Griva Raval	Journeying for Livelihood: Exploring the Dynamics and Impact of Domestic Workers’ Migration
5	3: 00 P.M – 3:15 P.M	Devan B, Mariya shibu	Undocumented Fishing Migrants In Kerala: A Case Study of Alappad Grama Panchayath
6	3:15 P.M – 3 : 30 P.M	Kiran Badoni	Examining Demographic Characteristics and Access to Basic Amenities among Transgender Individuals in Urban Noida, Uttar Pradesh: A Study of Migration Factors and Socio-Economic Implications
7	3:30P.M – 3:45 P.M	Esha Atey	Refugees in the EU and the SDG’s: Decoding Inclusivity of Refugees in Assessment System of SDGs and Progress Towards Refugees
8	3: 45 P.M – 4:00 P.M	Ravleen Kour	Social Integration of Skilled Migrants at Destination: Insights from Jammu & Kashmir
9	4:00 P.M- 4:15P.M	Ms.Saba Ahmed	“Sangathan Mein Shakti”: Exploring the Relationship between ILO Conventions and SEWA

Session 13: Emerging issues in migration

(Armaity S Desai Hall)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the paper
1	3:45 P.M – 4:00 P.M	Deepika Singh	Gender and Migration: the intersectional lived experiences of migrant domestic workers in India
2	4:00 P.M – 4:15 P.M	Chaithanya K	Gender, Transnationalism and War: Experiences of Migrated Malayali Nurses During the Iraq War in 2014
3	4:15 P.M – 4:30 P.M	Nikita	Urban Housing, Migration, and Work in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals
4	4.30 P.M – 4.45 P.M	Vipul Jawalekar	Maternal and Child Health Practices among Interstate Young Migrant Mothers in Rajasthan: A Challenge to Sustainable Migration Process

Session 14: Emerging Issues in Migration (Online)

S.No	Time	Name of the Presenters	Title of the paper
1	3:45 P.M – 4:00 P.M	Harjinder Singh; Jitendra Kumar Pal; Dr. Sarbjeet Singh	International Migration, Economic Transformation, and Development Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of South and East Asian Economies
2	4:00 P.M – 4:15 P.M	Rani Unnamali	Migration of Labour: Perception, Reception and Politics in Tamil Nadu
3	4:15 P.M – 4:30 P.M	Jyothi V	Covid-19 Pandemic in Kerala: The Role of State in Disaster Management
4	4:30 P.M – 4:45 P.M	Soumyajit Bhunia	“Cogs of Security and Progress: Exploring the Factors Shaping Government Expenditure on Defense and Civilian Goods”
5	4:45 P.M – 5:00 P.M	Sanjana Sharma	Outmigration of Namdhari Sikhs to United Kingdom
6	5: 00 P. M – 5:15 P.M	Hariprasad V M	Exploring the Challenges Faced by Tamil Migrant Workers in Kerala’s Sanitation Service Delivery: A case study of Alleppey town in Kerala
7	5:15 P.M – 5:30 P.M	Prem Shankar Mishra and Dr.Ruchi Singh	Migration, Health And Sustainable Development Goals: An Investigation o f Disease Prevalence With Migration Status Among Older Adults in India
8	5:30 P.M – 5:45 P.M	Banila C	Understanding the intentions Of return migrants; Exploring reintegration and remigration after Covid 19 Pandemic