unequal flows of people Flashcards
why is unequal flows of people unfair?
more people leave LICs then enter them
more people enter HICs than they leave
how much of the london cleaning workforce is made up of ethnic minorities?
44%
how many indian people moved to the UAE? how much of the population is indian? how much money returns to india as remittances?
2 million
30%
$15 billion in remittances
what are some problems associated with unequal flows of people?
disproportionately large flows of people
host countries become dependent on migrant workers
overpopulation leads to pressure on services
migrants countries depend on remittances
migrants are vulnerable to exploitation
whats an example of over reliance of migrants in the uk?
polish migrants on uk potato farms
whats an example of an economy being over dependent on remittances?
after the the financial crash
many building projects were cancelled
migrants in construction lost jobs
stopped sending remittances home
estonias economy shrank by 13%
whats an example of migrant workers being exploited?
2022 world cup 1,200 workers died in qatar
