Migrant workers in West Africa, with special reference to Nigeria and Ghana

Yaa Frenipomaa. Yeboah

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on migrant workers in West Africa with special reference to Ghana and Nigeria - discusses effects of economic trends and labour market crisis on migration, the political problem of mass expulsion of irregular migrants from their host countries in 1969, 1983 and 1985; describes case studies of Ghanaian migrations in Nigeria incl. Legal aspects, migration policy, role of ECOWAS, need to observe human rights and freedom of movement. Bibliography.

Keywords: migrant workers.; trend; labour market; migration; political problem; irregular migrant; case study; Ghanaian.; migration; legal aspect; migration policy; ECOWAS.; human rights; freedom of movement; travailleur migrant; tendance; marché du travail; migration; problème politique; migrant irrégulier; étude de cas; Ghanéen; migration; aspect juridique; politique migratoire; CEDEAO; droits de l'homme; libre circulation; trabajador migrante; tendencia; mercado de trabajo; migración; problema político; migrante irregular; estudio de casos; ghanes; migración; aspecto jurídico; política migratoria; CEEAO; derechos humanos; libre circulación (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49 pages
Date: 1986
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Published in International Migration for Employment working paper series

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