The quality of life of youth migrants working in the informal sector in Hanoi, Vietnam

This paper is based on “Research on youth migrants working in the informal sector in Hanoi” that was implemented by the Institute for Population and Social Studies – The National Economics University and with the cooperation, the both technical and financial support from Plan in Vietnam - Hanoi Programme Unit. This study used a combination of two types of information from the studies of already available documents and the primary data (based on quantitative and qualitative survey 2009).
This paper aims to describe, analyze some factors of the quality of life (QoL) of youth migrants working in the informal sector in Hanoi. The QoL in this survey was analyzed on the basic of evaluating the opportunities and limitations in three factors: Being, Belonging, and Becoming . Results of the study showed that majority of surveyed groups said that the material aspects of the factors such as life, integration and development of youth immigrant have improved some when compared with the time before they moved. However, the psychological and social aspects of the quality of life tend to go down. Some recommendations were suggested for original areas and destination areas to improve the QoL of migrants working in the informal sector in Hanoi.
Key words: Youth Migrants, Informal Sector, Quality of Life, Physical Being, Psychological Being,