Migration of Zimbabweans to South Africa and their working and living conditions, 2000-2010

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2016

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University of Alberta

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Five million people left Zimbabwe over a period of ten years (2000-2010) with three million migrating to South Africa. This thesis documents positive changes in the lives of migrants and how they contributed to their new environment. An emphasis on the contradictions of adjustment extends past current arguments regarding migration and displacement in southern Africa. Existing literature shows economic and social marginalization of migrants, their grim living conditions, and in particular their exclusionary treatment by South Africans. This thesis moves beyond the literature to document key positive changes in the lives of migrants, beyond the hardships they encountered.

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MIGRATION, ZIMBABWE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, MARGINALIZATION, GENDER ANALYSIS, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

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