The longer-term impact of parental labour migration: Well-being, indebtedness and family sustainability in Southeast Asia
Grant Data
Project Title
The longer-term impact of parental labour migration: Well-being, indebtedness and family sustainability in Southeast Asia
Principal Investigator
Professor Emery, Clifton Robert
(Project Coordinator (PC))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Wickramage Kolitha
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Yeoh Brenda SA
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Duigan Patrick
(Collaborator)
Professor Graham Elspeth
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Wong Paul Wai Ching
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Su Kamdi
(Collaborator)
Professor Emery Clifton Robert
(Co-Investigator)
Mr Ernst Tomas Martin
(Collaborator)
Dr Garabiles Melissa
(Collaborator)
Dr Asis Maruja Milagros
(Collaborator)
Professor Liao Tim
(Collaborator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2022-04-01
Amount
6864286
Conference Title
The longer-term impact of parental labour migration: Well-being, indebtedness and family sustainability in Southeast Asia
Keywords
Family sustainability, Health and well-being, Indebtedness, Labour migration, Southeast Asia
Discipline
Social PolicyHuman Geography
HKU Project Code
R7028-21
Grant Type
Research Impact Fund (RIF)
Funding Year
2021
Status
On-going
Objectives
(1) To identify the prevalence of financial indebtedness among transnational households over time and investigate how it is related to parental migration trajectories; (2) To examine the impact of indebtedness on the health and well-being of children and other family members in origin countries (a) in the short-term ( 5 years); (3) To explore how the migration process, from pre-departure to return/reintegration, impacts on well-being and family sustainability over time in collaboration with key stakeholders and community partners; (4) To determine the short-term impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on indebtedness, well- being and family sustainability in transnational households.