Author: SAMUEL KISIKA / Source: The Star, Kenya
Kenya has been grouped among 50 lower middle income countries in the world that have employed 16.6 million migrants, majority of them men.
The latest International Labour Organisation report released on Wednesday reveals the number of migrants looking for jobs globally rose to 95.
7 million for men and 68.7 million for women last year.The ILO report titled Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers covered 189 countries. It states discrimination against women in securing jobs in destination countries contributes to their lower number among migrants.
High income countries such as France recorded the highest number of migrant workers of 111.2 million, upper middle income have 30.5 million and 5.6 million for low income nations such as Chad, Burundi and Afghanistan.
“Societal stigmatisation, the discriminatory impact of policies and legislation, violence and harassment not only undermine women’s access to decent work but can also result in low pay, the absence of equal pay and the undervaluation of female-dominated sectors,” reads the 78-page report.
It adds that moving to reunite with their families is part of the reason women migrate to other countries compared to men who move in search of greener pastures.
The report, however, notes that middle aged people constitute…
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