99% potential migrants want to stay home if jobs are promised

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A complete of 11,415 potential migrants from 64 districts across the country were interviewed in November and December

A recently available survey conducted by IOM Bangladesh has discovered that an impressive 99% potential migrants won't migrate overseas if indeed they have better job opportunities in the home.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) shared the report titled “Bangladesh: Survey on Drivers of Migration and Migrants’ Profile” with all relevant stakeholders within an online event on Wednesday.

A complete of 11,415 potential migrants from 64 districts across the country, who designed to migrate by June 2020, were interviewed in November and December.

Most the respondents say insufficient livelihood opportunities and jobs is the primary push factor for them attempting to migrate.

A whopping 73% of the respondents said that lack of livelihood opportunities is the key push factor for them, another 13% said they want to migrate for financial reasons, 11% said they would like to increase social status, and 2% said they don't see any hope.

Push factors will be the conditions of a migrant’s origin that cause them to make the decision to leave their homes.

Among the respondents said: "I cannot lead a decent life with the money I earn in this country. Many persons are doing better by going abroad, this is why I have also went."

Most respondents were male (89%) and the common age of respondents was 27, with a complete of 64% of respondents aged in their twenties.

Dr Ahmed Munirus Saleheen, secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, said it is a collective responsibility of the federal government and non-governmental organizations to make sure safe migration.

He also said it is crucial for the potential migrant to really know what they have signed up for before migrating abroad.

“We are doing our part to create awareness among potential migrants so that they can have access to proper information. Information is probably the keys for safe migration,” he added.

Socioeconomic drivers of migration  

The respondents were asked to list top challenges they face in home where insufficient income tops in the list. 

A complete of 50% of the respondents said insufficient income is the major challenge they have in the home, 12% have financial problems and debts, 30% have mentioned unemployment issues, 4% have mental and physical medical issues and 2% said they have insufficient hope.

Only one 1.4% expressed interest in migrating to Europe and the Americas. Most respondents reported that they might travel to the center East where Saudi Arabia was typically the most popular country of destination.

Almost all of the potential migrants said they get help with their migration arrangements from their friends who already are surviving in the intended destination countries.

A total of 60% of them said their friends supported them with their migration arrangements and 25% of these said their family supported them with the migration arrangements.

Giorgi Gigauri, chief of mission of IOM in Bangladesh, said that findings from the report will initiate discussions about how to handle the socioeconomic drivers of migration from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh may be the sixth major origin country for interna­tional migrants on earth, with 7.8 million Bangladeshi migrants living abroad as of 2019. In Bangladesh, over 2.2 million adults join the labour force every year.
Source: https://www.dhakatribune.com

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