Unequal flows of labour/ people

• Overview:

  • migration occurs generally from LIC > HICs as more opps e.g. employment
  • more enter HIC than leave
• Benefits:

  • migrant workers = important part of workforce > often take 'undesirable' jobs e.g. 44% cleaners in London are ethnic minorities
  • areas home to high diaspora population > strong geopolitical ties with diasporas origin
  • countries that workers flow from may benefit from remittance e.g. India > $15 bn returned to India/yr as remittances
  • ppl may have better life in country they move to > increase QOL
• Problems:

  • host country become reliant on migrant workers > cause issue if change in circumstance
  • overpopulation > in host countries > belief that it puts pressure on services
  • migrants often more vulnerable to exploitation e.g. low wages
  • country they move from could become reliant on remittances
  • underpopulation > unemployment and economic deterioration in source