Open AccessReducing Unemployment, Poverty and Promoting Empowerment through Skills Acquisition (TVET): A Case Study of Returnee Migrants
Author(s) -
Onyekachi Ohagwu,
Zamri Hassan,
Dolly Paul Carlo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of humanity, art and literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-2021
pISSN - 2311-8636
DOI - 10.18034/ajhal.v8i1.548
Subject(s) - nigerians , socioeconomic status , poverty , unemployment , empowerment , standard of living , socioeconomic development , socioeconomics , demographic economics , economic growth , political science , sociology , economics , demography , population , law
This paper explains recent statistics and phenomena related to returnee migrants in Edo state, Nigeria. The significance of this paper is that it creates awareness on causes and motives behind irregular migration leading to repatriation (returned migrants). Based on data gathered from most research participants (returnee migrant) – the quest to improve one’s socioeconomic living conditions are the motives behind most Nigerians’ migration journey (regular or irregular) to western countries (i.e., Europe, Canada, USA, etc.). The socioeconomic imbalance in Nigeria is mainly caused by the high rate of unemployment and poverty; thus, the majority of Nigerians are of the opinion that migrating to western countries, is a potential pathway to an improved socioeconomic living condition. This paper further suggests – skill acquisition (TVET) as an approach to reduce unemployment and poverty; thus, economically improving the socioeconomic living conditions of the majority of Nigerians.