Estate youth and complicated migration in Malaysia's oil palm plantations: the emotions of leaving and connecting back

• Main Authors: Chakraborty, Kabita, Thambiah, Shanthi, Arumugam, Janarthani
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HT Communities. Classes. Races
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22287/; https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2018.1479514
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This paper investigates the emotional relationship young Tamil Indians have with oil palm plantations they are leaving behind or have left behind. Working in a small town in Malaysia, as well as in a large estate, we show how communal and individual aspirations of migration shape young people's...