Forced Involuntary Migration and Voluntary Migrations

Flashcards about forced involuntary migration, types of voluntary migrations, and related concepts.

Forced Migrations

Migrations where people have no choice but to leave.

Immigrants

People entering a country.

Emigrants

People leaving a country.

Slavery

The process of detaining a human against their will, including trafficking.

Bonded Labor or Debt Bondage

A person owes a debt and works to pay it off.

Domestic Servitude

Servants held in bondage, often with passports withheld.

Forced Child Labor

Children forced to work to pay off debts or support family.

Child Soldiers

Children under 18 forced to fight in conflicts.

Refugee

People forced to leave a country due to political factors, human rights violations, war, or environmental disasters.

Asylum Seekers

Refugees seeking protection in another country.

Forced Migrations takeaway

Humans are often forced to migrate based on factors around bondage, civic unrest, and or environmental factors.

Transnational Migration

When a person leaves their country of origin and enters another country.

Transhumance

Migration where livestock are led by pastoralists from highlands to lowlands seasonally.

Internal Migrations

Permanent moves within a country, often related to economics, culture, or socioeconomic status.

Interregional Migration

Movement from one region to another.

Intraregional Migration

Movement within the same region.

Chain Migration

Migration based on relationships with previous migrants, often familial.

Step Migration

Migration with a series of starts, stops, and intervening obstacles or opportunities.

Guest Workers

Temporary workers with permission to be in a country for specific jobs.

Remittances

Portion of Salary that is sent back home

Rural to Urban Migrations

People move from rural areas to cities looking for opportunities