nigeria Flashcards
pull factors
high skilled jobs for graduates
education
push factors
not many jobs for highly qualified individuals
extreme poverty
low paying jobs
economic crisis
information
illegal voluntary international economic migration
from nigeria to libya through the sahara then across the mediterranean sea into europe
figures
in one year alone over 40,000 migrants crossed the M sea (3rd highest no. from any nation)
2016-2017 21,000 or 190,000 that were born in nigeria now live in the UK
facilitating factors
inflatable boats
trafficking hubs (after being enslaved for 2 years)
jeebs
sewing money into clothes as to not get robbed
many die from starvation, dehydration, drown and shot
nigeria management/ policies
(to help increase economic migrants and return natives)
diaspora population can keep citizenship when they become citizens of another country
arrange flights to return illegal migrants from europe
increase fines for traffickers (from $1-$3,000)
collaboration with european countries to stop trafficking
raising funds to allow investment into nigeria industrialisation
shell in nigeria providing jobs
uk management/ policies
UK “hostile environment” policy
300,000- over 1 million illegal migrants in the UK
2012 policy attempts to make life for illegal immigrants more difficult
includes reducing ability to access work, healthcare and housing