Highly Qualified Indian migrants in Denmark: an analysis of Push & Pull factors in Indo-Danish labour migration
Author
Anthonypillai, Sujivani
Term
4. term
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-05-31
Abstract
This thesis explores why highly qualified Indians choose to move to Denmark at a time when the country’s green transition and widespread adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals are driving demand for specialized talent. Using a combined research design that relies primarily on qualitative interviews with highly qualified Indian migrants and applying Everett Lee’s push and pull framework, the study examines which conditions in India push migrants to leave and which features of Denmark pull them in. The objective is to test whether socio-economic inequalities in India are the primary push factors and whether higher standards of living and higher wages are the primary pull factors for choosing Denmark. The findings indicate that respondents—largely from India’s middle class—are attracted by higher living standards, higher salaries, and opportunities linked to the Danish education system, while lower pay, poor working conditions, limited job opportunities, intense competition, and class divisions in India act as key push factors. Overall, the results align with Lee’s push and pull theory in the context of Indo-Danish labor migration.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvorfor højt kvalificerede indere vælger at flytte til Danmark, i en tid hvor Danmarks grønne omstilling og udbredte implementering af FN’s verdensmål øger efterspørgslen efter specialiseret arbejdskraft. Med et kombineret forskningsdesign, primært baseret på kvalitative interviews med højt kvalificerede indiske migranter og forankret i Everett Lees push- og pull-teori, analyserer studiet hvilke forhold i Indien, der skubber dem ud, og hvilke forhold i Danmark, der trækker dem til. Målet er at afprøve, om socioøkonomiske uligheder i Indien er de primære push-faktorer, og om højere levestandard og løn er de primære pull-faktorer for valg af Danmark. Resultaterne peger på, at respondenterne—overvejende fra Indiens middelklasse—tiltrækkes af højere levestandard, højere lønninger og muligheder knyttet til det danske uddannelsessystem, mens lavere løn, dårlige arbejdsvilkår, begrænsede jobmuligheder, hård konkurrence og klasseskel i Indien virker som væsentlige push-faktorer. Samlet understøtter fundene Lees push- og pull-teori i konteksten af indo-dansk arbejdsmigration.
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