Internal migration's effects on older people and children: evidence from Vietnam

Abstract

The movement of working-age people from rural to urban regions, into industrial zones and export processing zones, causes a phenomena known as "generational defects," in which the elderly and children remain in rural areas. "Mid-generation" family flaws are caused by labor migration, which results in elderly people without children and children without parents living with or near their parents. It simultaneously causes changes in the conditions, living situations, and daily living habits of the elderly and children as a result of the primary economic, spiritual, and emotional core members of the household's lack of timely attention, care, and support. This study examines how internal migration affects older people's and kids' living conditions in Vietnam. The problems raised in the article might lead to the adoption of social protection laws that would cover migrant workers' families as well.