Don Bosco Degree College Golaghat

Migration is an important factor which changes the demographic structure of any territory. It influences the growth, composition and distribution of population of a place or region. Apart from birth and death, migration also acts as a contributor to demographic variation. Tea tribes also known as the Adivasi‟s are one of the backward communities in the region and they live in almost every district of Assam but their density varies according to the number of tea plantations in different places. This seminar paper outline the dynamics of labour mobility and out migration among the tea tribes of Assam, focusing on the history, socio economic condition and factors leading to out migration. The paper examines the causes of the migrant out workers, and the impact of outmigration. As the cheap labour force is one of the important factors of production, interstate labour migration balances the demand of labour to the economically well off state. The study also focuses on the volume and direction of migrant workers. Unemployment is a burning issue in the state and at the same time other state providing employment to many, attracts outmigration. The study is a based on secondary data collected from different sources like government web pages and published articles.

Keywords: Migration, Labormobility, Tea tribe, Assam, Adivasis