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Zimbabweans seek future in South Africa - 24 Aug 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Aug 24 09
Witnessed: 1282 times
Regions: South Africa, Zimbabwe
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Poverty, Refugees
Tags: migrant workers
The United Nations says there are 100 million people now working outside their home countries. The vast majority have moved from the developing to the developed world. A quarter of all those migrants live in the US, and one-third are in Europe. Migrant workers from developing countries sent home $305 billion in 2008. But they've been hit by the recession. The latest forecasts show remittances this year dropping to as low as $280 billion, a fall of 8.2 per cent. The families of workers from Eastern Europe, Central and East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will see the biggest falls in remittances. In the first of a series looking at the plight of migrant workers, Al Jazeeras Haru Mutasa met Zimbabweans seeking a better life in South Africa.
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