Mixed Migration Centre

Job opportunities available for migrants in Libya have precarious working conditions, lacking formality, stability, security and social protections.

🔸 66% of respondents reported wage theft or not being paid on time, and 39% reported that they did not receive payment at all.

🔸 Only 20% of respondents were able to cover their needs while in Libya, and only 15% were able to save money.

🔗 Read our report on the economic conditions for migrants in Libya: https://mixedmigration.org/resource/economic-lives-migrants-in-libya/

مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت/ليبيا Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Libya

📝 Our research examining the economic situation of migrants in shows that economic factors play a crucial role in their decision-making.

🔹77% of our respondents cited economic reasons as a primary reason for leaving their country of origin, interplaying with other factors such as violence, insecurity and conflict (41%), and a prevailing culture of (39%).

🔹More than half of respondents decided to stop in Libya for work to finance their onward journey.

🔹78% of all respondents stated that they selected their intended destination because they anticipated finding better economic opportunities and/or generally experiencing a higher standard of living (65%) there.

🔗 Read our report with مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت/ليبيا Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Libya here: https://mixedmigration.org/resource/economic-lives-migrants-in-libya/

📝 Our new paper explores the realities and needs of migrant children and in West and North Africa. The study is based on a quantitative analysis through interviews with youth and migrants traveling with children in Bamako, Conakry, Niamey and Tunis.

Key findings include:
🏫 Access to education for migrant children in the four cities of interview is limited
💭 Educational aspirations only play a minor role in migration decision-making among youth respondents compared to economic factors
👩‍👦‍👦 Access to formal or informal education is the most frequent need expressed by caregivers for the children in their care (29%)
🎓 The probability of using regular migration pathways rises with higher education levels.

Read the paper: https://mixedmigration.org/resource/educational-realities-needs-children-youth/

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📝 Notre nouveau rapport explore les réalités et besoins en matière d’ des enfants et des jeunes ∙e∙s en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Nord. Cette étude est basée sur une analyse quantitative à travers des entretiens avec des jeunes migrant∙e∙s et des migrant∙e∙s voyageant avec des enfants à Bamako, Conakry, Niamey et Tunis.

Les principales conclusions incluent :
🏫 L’accès à l’éducation pour les enfants migrant∙e∙s dans les quatre villes d’entretien est limité
💭 Les aspirations en matière d’éducation ne jouent qu’un rôle mineur dans la prise de décision en matière de migration parmi les jeunes interrogé∙e∙s, contrairement aux facteurs économiques
👩‍👦‍👦 L’accès à une éducation formelle ou informelle arrive en tête des besoins exprimés par les accompagnant∙e∙s pour les enfants dont ils/elles ont la charge avec 29% d’entre eux/elles qui expriment ce besoin
🎓 La probabilité d’utiliser des voies de migration régulières augmente avec le niveau d’éducation.

Lire le rapport:

Educational realities and needs of migrant children and youth in West and North Africa Paper on the educational realities and needs of children and youth migrants in four capital cities in West and North Africa.