Unveiling the “Vulnerability Cycle” of Migrant Workers in Mauritius: Applying a Grounded Theory Approach to Health and Wellbeing of Migrant Workers

Unveiling the “Vulnerability Cycle” of Migrant Workers in Mauritius: Applying a Grounded Theory Approach to Health and Wellbeing of Migrant Workers

연구 분야: Strategies

학회: International Conference on Society 5.0

The welfare of migrant workers in Mauritius in terms of their health and wellbeing is the main topic of this research. The aim of this study is to understand the health and wellbeing of migrant workers from a social work perspective through the application of the grounded theory. A qualitative approach was used to gather the data. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with twenty-two migrant workers from Bangladesh, Madagascar, Nepal, South Africa and India who have been employed and reside in Mauritius for more than one year. The respondents are employed in a variety of industries, including vegetable plantations, supermarkets, hotels, building sites, ICT & BPO, Communication and textile factories. This study adds to the body of knowledge on migrant workers’ well-being by utilizing the Grounded Theory in Mauritius. The main findings of this research emanate from the application of the Grounded Theory and through the application of the Theoretical Coding which is a qualitative research approach. The findings were presented in terms of initial coding then identifying relationship between the different codes that have been generated and finally developing a re-fined theoretical concept as follows: “The Vulnerability Cycle of Migrant workers”: This refined code was generated from the findings of this research by application of the Grounded Theory. It comprises of the different elements such as precarious employment, substandard living conditions, and inadequate healthcare that affect negatively the health and wellbeing of migrant workers working in Mauritius.