BURKINA FASO TO IVORY COAST (SOUTH TO SOUTH)

• overview of migrant corridor

  corridor originated under french colonial policy to develop BF as a labour reserve to supply IC for agricultural and transport projects
• push factors of BF

  landlocked

  low income - GDP of $684
• pull factors of IC

  short migration as IC borders BF

  IC has double GDP of BF

  employment opportunities - IC is worlds largest exported of cocoa

  more fertile land - opportunities for migrant farmers

  shared language as both former french colonies
• demographics of BF to IC migration

  2013 - 560k ivorians in BF due to conflict in IC

  2013 - emigrants from IC contributed $385 million in remittances, with biggest proportions being from BF

  2011 - 3 million migrants from BF working in IC

  90% of migrants search for paid work to aid families - migration seen as household survival strategy
• effects and problems of BF and IC migrant corridor

  effects on poverty due to

  • unstable remittance transfers
  • local economic and subsistence activities abandoned
  • reliance on imported products with fluctuating prices

  corridor described as international class relation as truly benefits only small capitalist elite

  agricultural production submitted to world prices and societies in both countries held back in development

  child labour and trafficking is common