Geographic labour mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa
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2006
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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
In recent years, globalization, with its attendant increases in trans-national capital
movements and worldwide trade in goods and services, has spurred people to move,
with much greater frequency, beyond Africa to industrialized countries in Europe and
America. Given the link between labour mobility and development objectives, more
empirical evidence is needed to further understanding of the development impact of
labour mobility, and to enable African leaders to fashion the tools and instruments to
manage migration for growth and sustainable development. This report sets out key
considerations for filling some of these research gaps including available data and
methodological issues. Analysing major migration patterns, including internal and transborder
migrations within Sub-Saharan Africa, international (inter-continental) migrations,
and forced migrations particularly trafficking in women and children, it assesses what we
know about the nexus between migration and development and how migration policy
affects poverty reduction and growth.
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IDRC GGP working paper series
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Keywords
LABOUR MOBILITY, MIGRATION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, MIGRATION POLICY, AFRICA, METHODOLOGY, GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS, WOMEN, CHILDREN