Migrant workers need help

July 28, 2020 diaspora, economy, labour, Migrants, remittances, unemployment

LONDON — For more than a decade, Flavius Tudor has shared the money he has made in England with his

Rural families are put at risk

July 13, 2020 economy, labour, Migrants, Mobile money, remittances, unemployment

Migrant workers are among the most directly affected. They work in economic sectors adversely impacted by the economic slowdown such

Lifelines in Danger

June 30, 2020 developing countries, economy, Migrants, unemployment

he COVID-19 pandemic is crippling the economies of rich and poor countries alike. Yet for many low-income and fragile states,

World’s Jobs Crisis Jolts Money Flows to Millions

June 12, 2020 developing countries, remittances, unemployment

(Reuters) – Carlos Sosa, a Salvadoran waiter in New York, used to send up to $500 a month back home

Reducing costs to save livelihoods

May 29, 2020 Migrants, remittances, unemployment

The COVID-19 crisis is severely affecting migrants’ ability to send money home to their families. The World Bank predicts a

Business Of Remittances Could Collapse

May 20, 2020 Migrants, unemployment

The World Bank has predicted that there will be a 20 percent decline in global remittances in 2020. Amid economic

Philippines Has a People Problem, Literally

July 27, 2016December 30, 2016 Asia and Oceania, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Migrants, OFW, Philippines, remittances, unemployment

Hmmm, maybe Donald Trump wouldn’t be such a disaster after all. Just kidding! The billionaire-turned-politician would be every bit the

Armenians Deported from Russia ‘Will Worsen Unemployment’

April 28, 2014July 11, 2016 unemployment

The deportation of around 170 thousand Armenian migrants working in Russia illegally will cut the amount of remittances to Armenia from Russia by 10 percent, or $150 million, the chairman of the National Union of Employers, Garik Markaryan, said at a news conference today.

Increasing hardship and soaring unemployment sparks Spanish migration

April 24, 2014July 9, 2016 unemployment

Formerly considered the least likely of all Europeans to give up on their country, increasing numbers of Spaniards are leaving for their former South American colonies in search of work.
Unemployment in the country now stands at an overall figure of 25 per cent, with 50 per cent of younger nationals unable to find work. Ironically the exodus to Latin America coincides with that of a far larger number of migrants from Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador who arrived in Spain during the boom years and are now leaving for better opportunities in their home countries.