GLOBAL MIGRATION

Migration
˗ it is a movement by individuals from one place then onto the next because of
specific components and expectations to settling permanently or temporarily in
new vicinity.

Global Migration
˗ a situation in which people go to live in foreign countries, especially to is
global migration.

Concepts of Migration
 Migration - A change of residence that involves a complete change and
readjustment of community affiliations.
 Movement - A change of residence while retaining same job, social
relationship and community ties.

International Migration
 Emigration - the act of leaving one’s country with the intent to settle
permanently abroad.
 Immigration - the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Internal Migration
 Residential Mobility - the change of residence within the same national
boundaries.
 Migration Streams - It consist of migrants who depart from a common area of
origin and arrive at a common area of destination.
 Migration by Stage - It is a series of less drastic movement from village to
city.
 Migration Interval - It is the time reference of the migration process.
 Gross Migration - It is the sum of arrivals and departure in a given area.
 Stream Movement - It refers to the group of migrants who come from a
common area of origin and go to a common area of destination at a certain
period of time.
  Forced Migration - It is brought about by complex humanitarian emergencies
like war, ethnic cleansing and pandemic.

Migration Selection Process

1. Rural to Urban
2. Selectivity in Age and Sex
3. Kinship and Ethnicity

Factors of Global Migration

People migrate for many reasons. These reasons can be classified as economic,
social, political or environmental:
 Economic Migration - moving to find employment or follow a particular
career path.
 Social Migration - moving somewhere for a better quality of life or to be
closer to family or friends.
 Political Migration - moving to escape political persecution or war.
 Environmental causes of Migration - natural disasters such as flood,
earthquake, etc.

Push and Pull Factors of Migration

˗ Push factors are the negative reasons why people leave from an area a of origin
while pull factors are the positive reasons why people go to a desired
destination of choice.
The table below shows examples of push and pull factors
PUSH FACTORS PULL FACTORS
Lack of services High Employment
Lack of Safety More Wealth
High Crime Better Services
Better Services Good Climate
Crop Failure Safer, Less Crime
Drought Political Stability
Flooding More Fertile Land
Poverty Lower Risk From
Natural
War Disaster

Overseas Filipino Workers are estimated at 2.3 million. The number of Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at any time during the period April to
September 2017 was estimated at 2.3 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs)
or those with existing work contracts comprised 97.0 percent of the total OFWs
during the period April to September 2017. The rest (3.0%) worked overseas
without contracts.

Of the estimated 1.96 million OFWs in 2022, 1.13 million (57.8% were females,
while 828 thousand (42.2%) were males. The same trend was observed in 2021
where 1.10 million (60.2%) OFWs were women, while 726 thousand (39.8%) were
men. Among age groups, the largest number of OFWs was in age group 30 to 34
years old which accounted for 23.4 percent of the total OFWs. The 45 years and
over comprised the second largest group (22.7%), followed by the 35 to 39 years
age group (18.0%).
DISTRIBUTION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS BY REGION OF
ORIGIN AND PLACE OF WORK ABROAD
DISTRIBUTION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS BY REGION OF
ORIGIN AND PLACE OF WORK ABROAD