This volume brings together 152 abstracts from the 1st International Conference on Migration and Labour Affairs (ICMLA-2026), held on 13–14 May 2026 at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. Contributions examine migration governance, rural–urban mobility, changing labour markets, climate-related displacement, gender and youth aspirations, digital labour and artificial intelligence, occupational health, and the wellbeing of migrants and transnational families.

A study of Pakistan’s settlement patterns, architectural traditions, colonial land administration, postcolonial development, housing markets, and urban conservation.

Artificial Intelligence and Legal Transformation in the Global South examines when AI assistance becomes consequential control in legal institutions, how legal systems distribute that control, and what an affected person needs to challenge it. It is written for scholars of law and technology, lawyers, courts, public authorities and those designing or procuring legal services.

A sociological examination of social transition, institutional change, inequality, trust, and the crisis of modernity, with a framework for comparative research and inclusive institutional responses.

A sociological study of how family, friendship, community, and digital ties are formed, maintained, and reshaped by social change.

How class, culture, institutions, and emotions shape everyday inequality, and how collective imagination can expand the possibilities for equality.

An examination of the historical, constitutional, political, and strategic implications of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A for Jammu and Kashmir and the South Asian regional environment.