The Phenomenon of Labour Migration in an Era of British Colonial Rule: A Neglected Aspect of Nigeria's Social History

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Title:	The Phenomenon of Labour Migration in an Era of British Colonial Rule: A Neglected Aspect of Nigeria's Social History
Author:	Osoba, Segun O.
Year:	1969
Periodical:	Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria
Volume:	4
Issue:	4
Period:	June
Pages:	515-538
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	labour migration Urbanization and Migration Labor and Employment History and Exploration Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) colonialism
Abstract:	Apart from focussing attention on urgent research needs, it is the author's intention also to highlight, on the basis of available materials, the remarkable importance to the evolution of the Nigerian 'nation' of the criss-cross movement of migrants all over the country. Scheme of discussion: Patterns and scope of labour migration (sources and destinations of migrant labour) - The impact of colonial rule on traditional Nigerian communities and the motivation for labour migration - The social and psychological implications of labour migration for the growth of the Nigerian 'nation' (migration and rural communities; migration and the urban centres). Notes, tables.