Sedentary and Free Migration in Central Highlands Today

Tóm tắt

Tây Nguyên (the Central Highlands) is a particularly important strategic area in terms of economy, politics, security, defence and the ecological environment of Vietnam. The issue of sedentary cultivation, settlement, and free migration is of great significance to the economic, cultural, and social development of the Central Highlands (Trần Đại Quang, 2012; Bảo Yến, 2021); however, there is still a shortage of studies on the issues from the perspective of researchers, other than administrative officers. The author conducted a number of studies on sedentary and free migration in the region, and applying different scientific methods (surveys, questionnaires, closed and open interviews). The results show that project-based migration has not yet completely met the needs of migrants, while free migration continues and some new problems have arisen, which confirms the findings of the Gia Lai province Committee for Ethnic Minorities (2020). The State should further improve the efficiency of state management of sedentarisation, settlement, and free migration; perfect administration, population and land planning; mobilise and allocate reasonable investment capital; and increase investment in religious activity in ethnic minority areas.