The migration pattern from Kerala has been witnessing a major shift in recent times with globe-trotting Keralites looking for new pastures beyond the conventional destinations. A sample survey conducted among a group of people who already migrated and having an experience ranging from 3 to 8 eights years along with another set of people chosen based on the demographic distribution in Kerala, underscores the changing mindset of Kerala.
According to the market research on jobs by the NoRKA Roots and IIM, Kozhikode, while regions like UAE and Qatar still continue to offer substantial employment prospects for migrants from the State in sectors such as construction, healthcare, hospitality, IT, finance, and engineering, the shift in migration has come to the fore with the emergence of new opportunities in developed nations across the Global North.
