What is Global Migration?

Cambridge Dictionary

- a situation in which people go

to live in foreign countries,
especially in order to find work.
 “Global Migration”
Moving from one place to another is
a protected Human Right. The
freedom to move is so precious that it
is a protected human right.
Video: Global Migration
 “Emigrants”
Emigrants, when a person freely chooses to
move to another place. It might be temporary or
permanent.

Often move to resettle as a family, to fulfil a job

placement, or as a reprieve from situations of
injustice and war.
 “Transportation”
is one of the
examples of how
migration can take
drastically different
forms.
 Why Do People Move?
Global migration can be understood as a
cause and effect relationship, though the
causes are just as numerous as their effects.
People move across international borders for a
variety of reasons, including (though not limited
to):
The Push-Pull Factor
 The Push-Pull Factor
it is a factors in the destination country
that attract people to a new place largely
because of the opportunities presented in
the new location were not available to
them previously.
 The Push-Pull Factor
Example:

A family moving from a country with minimal job

opportunities for a successful career.

The beneficial elements that the new country

presents encourages people to migrate there in
order to seek a better life for their families.
 The Push-Pull Factor
 A push factor refers to conditions which force people to
leave their homes.

 A person who would typically move because of

distress(safety, natural disaster, or political conflict).

 Places that experience drought and famine, war conflicts,

and/or high unemployment would contribute to the push
factors that trigger for that country’s residents.
Do Migration Improve
the Quality of Life?
 Whether individuals migrate due to push factors, there are
undeniable benefits involved in adapting to a new country.

 Some benefits are simply fun and exciting:

 learning a new culture and experiencing new opportunities,
 such as tasting new foods and
 getting to know a different approach to communication, or
 immersing yourself in the new cultural activities, can be exciting
and enriching