Migration of rural people into urban areas in search of jobs and better standard of living is a common phenomenon in many developing countries. In my opinion, this move has both advantages and disadvantages and it is hard to say whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
On the one hand, when rural youth find good jobs in cities, there will definitely be an improvement in their standard of living. There are not many jobs, especially for the educated, in the countryside; by contrast, they are available in the city and hence this migration is an opportunity for them to escape from the clutches of poverty. In the city, they will also be able to provide better education and healthcare to their children and thus ensure a bright future for their family. migrate to cities, they become overcrowded. Most cities are already facing a shortage of liveable space. This influx of job seekers from the countryside will further degrade the quality of life in metros. For example, in India, almost every villager who cannot find a job in their native place migrates to Mumbai. Consequently, Mumbai is bulging at the seams. Many of these migrants are unskilled labourers who cannot find well-paying jobs. They continue to live in poverty even after moving to the city. Also, because of the unaffordable property prices in cities, millions are living in filthy slums where they struggle are susceptible to developing health problems. The population explosion also worsens air quality and traffic congestion in metropolises.
In conclusion, when rural people move to urban areas and find good jobs there, it certainly improves their quality of living. However, most unskilled migrants will end up in low grade jobs and struggle to earn a living. Worse still, this migration makes cities overcrowded and thus deteriorates the overall quality of life. Hence, in my opinion, the advantages of this development more or less equal the disadvantages.
Migration of rural
people
into urban areas in search of
jobs
and better standard of
living
is a common phenomenon in
many
developing countries
. In my opinion, this
move
has both advantages and disadvantages and it is
hard
to say whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
On the one hand, when rural youth
find
good
jobs
in
cities
, there will definitely be an improvement in their standard of
living
. There are not
many
jobs
,
especially
for the educated, in the countryside; by contrast, they are available in the city and
hence
this migration is an opportunity for them to escape from the clutches of poverty. In the city, they will
also
be able to provide better education and healthcare to their children and
thus
ensure a bright future for their family.
migrate
to
cities
, they become overcrowded. Most
cities
are already facing a shortage of liveable space. This influx of
job
seekers from the countryside will
further
degrade the
quality
of life in metros.
For example
, in India, almost every villager who cannot
find
a
job
in their native place migrates to Mumbai.
Consequently
, Mumbai is bulging at the seams.
Many
of these migrants
are unskilled
labourers
who cannot
find
well-paying
jobs
. They continue to
live
in poverty even after moving to the city.
Also
,
because
of the unaffordable property prices in
cities
, millions are
living
in filthy slums where they struggle are susceptible to developing health problems. The population explosion
also
worsens air
quality
and traffic congestion in metropolises.
In conclusion
, when rural
people
move
to urban areas and
find
good
jobs
there, it
certainly
improves
their
quality
of
living
.
However
, most unskilled migrants will
end
up in low grade
jobs
and struggle to earn a
living
. Worse
still
, this migration
makes
cities
overcrowded and
thus
deteriorates the
overall
quality
of life.
Hence
, in my opinion, the advantages of this development more or less equal the disadvantages.