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A new wave of migration is emerging globally. What's different is that this migration is from extremely poor countries to other poor countries.
According to The New York Times, World Bank statistics show that approximately 74 million people have migrated from one developing country to another, a phenomenon the World Bank calls the "South-South migration wave." Nicaraguans work as construction laborers in Costa Rica; Paraguayans harvest crops in Argentine fields; Nepalese labor in Indian mines; and farmers from Burkina Faso cultivate fields in Ivory Coast.
Most of these South-South migrants moving between developing countries are undocumented. They earn less than those who migrate to developed countries and face higher rates of abuse.
In the mountains of the Dominican Republic, rows of shabby wooden huts may seem dilapidated, but they are a dreamland for Haitians. These huts are dusty, with leaky roofs, no electricity, or running water. Yet hundreds of undocumented Haitian migrants risk their lives to come to the Dominican Republic to work in the fields.
Forty-five-year-old Moise has dark skin and graying hair. He has worked in Dominican banana fields for over a decade but remains an undocumented laborer. The plantation owner pays him a daily wage equivalent to 160 Taiwanese dollars and claims Haitians are repulsive. Local soldiers call him a "devil" due to his dark skin and have deported him four times.
However, the daily wage of 160 dollars is six times what he could earn in Haiti. So, Moise repeatedly pays smugglers, bribes border police, and sneaks across the border. He says, "We have to come back (to the Dominican Republic), not because we love this country, but because we are so poor. Every time we cross the border, we feel relieved. Working here allows us to afford shoes or a chicken."
The Dominican Republic's average GDP per capita is $2,850, while Haiti's is only $480. Dominican employers can deport these Haitian laborers at any moment if they are displeased. Moise says, "There is no justice here."
Yet Moise harbors mixed feelings of resentment and gratitude toward the country because Dominican doctors saved his daughter from malaria. He says, "They helped us, and I am still grateful."
Source: http:/ / news. pchome. com. tw/ in……ex- 20071228021228037186. html
From Poor Country to Poor Country: Migrating for A Pair of Shoes
According to The New York Times, World Bank statistics show that approximately 74 million people have migrated from one developing country to another, a phenomenon the World Bank calls the "South-South migration wave." Nicaraguans work as construction laborers in Costa Rica; Paraguayans harvest crops in Argentine fields; Nepalese labor in Indian mines; and farmers from Burkina Faso cultivate fields in Ivory Coast.
Most of these South-South migrants moving between developing countries are undocumented. They earn less than those who migrate to developed countries and face higher rates of abuse.
In the mountains of the Dominican Republic, rows of shabby wooden huts may seem dilapidated, but they are a dreamland for Haitians. These huts are dusty, with leaky roofs, no electricity, or running water. Yet hundreds of undocumented Haitian migrants risk their lives to come to the Dominican Republic to work in the fields.
Forty-five-year-old Moise has dark skin and graying hair. He has worked in Dominican banana fields for over a decade but remains an undocumented laborer. The plantation owner pays him a daily wage equivalent to 160 Taiwanese dollars and claims Haitians are repulsive. Local soldiers call him a "devil" due to his dark skin and have deported him four times.
However, the daily wage of 160 dollars is six times what he could earn in Haiti. So, Moise repeatedly pays smugglers, bribes border police, and sneaks across the border. He says, "We have to come back (to the Dominican Republic), not because we love this country, but because we are so poor. Every time we cross the border, we feel relieved. Working here allows us to afford shoes or a chicken."
The Dominican Republic's average GDP per capita is $2,850, while Haiti's is only $480. Dominican employers can deport these Haitian laborers at any moment if they are displeased. Moise says, "There is no justice here."
Yet Moise harbors mixed feelings of resentment and gratitude toward the country because Dominican doctors saved his daughter from malaria. He says, "They helped us, and I am still grateful."
Source: http:/ / news. pchome. com. tw/ in……ex- 20071228021228037186. html