Aim: To understand types of migration

What is migration? Which of these are migration….. Your business sends you to another country for a 6 month placement after which you return home You move to another country to go college, returning home for holidays You get a job after college and decide to live permanently in Canada. You move from Hanover and live in Munich because of better job opportunities You work in Munich and have a house but you return home to Augsberg at the weekends. You are fed up of the cold winters in Canada and move permanently to The Bahamas.

Migration is….. The movement of people, involving a permanent (more than one year) change of residence. It can be internal, or external (international) and voluntary or forced. It does not include temporary circulations such as commuting.

What is migration? Which of these are migration….. Your business sends you to another country for a 6 month placement after which you return home You move to another country to go college, returning home for holidays You get a job after college and decide to live permanently in Canada. You move from Hanover and live in Munich because of better job opportunities You work in Munich and have a house but you return home to Augsberg at the weekends. You are fed up of the cold winters in Canada and move permanently to The Bahamas.

Most voluntary migrations are because of work Most voluntary migrations are because of work. (especially young people) Some are because of retiring to a smaller town or coastal area (older people) Some are because of desiring a better quality of life and moving from an urban area to a rural area. in HIC’s Younger people may migrate for education and older people for health Forced migrations may be because of civil war, environmental damage, natural disaster or political persecution. Forced, Health, Retiring, Work, Rural Area, Education

Main trends in migrant labour: The globalisation of migration eg. People moving further and to a greater variety of places The acceleration of migration eg. more people are moving The feminisation of migration eg. Women are beginning to migrate as much as men

HIC’s Migrants have skills locals lack eg. Plumbing or do jobs locals don’t want such as caring for elderly or fruit picking Germany: 1/7 workers from outside Germany LIC’s Lose their skilled professionals (brain drain) as they can earn more and have better standard of living in MIC’s Eg. Haiti has lost half its university educated professionals in recent years Remittances are an important part of the economy Migrants are often over qualified for the job they get in the host country

3 key observations?