Push and pull factors of forced migration

What are the push factors of forced migration? (8)

Thousands of Syrians flee their country every day as they often decide to escape after seeing their neighbourhoods bombed or family members killed ✓

Bombings are destroying crowded sites such as Aleppo and they are now ghost towns ✓

Horrific human rights violations are widespread such as chemical gas attacks from mere agents such as Sarrin gas in April 2018 causing suffocation and death. ✓

Basic necessities like food and medical care are sparse ✓

The cost of bread has risen by 6500% in some areas and some areas are inaccessible due to blockades leaving people starving e.g. Madaya ✓

Much of the county’s infrastructure and essential services have been destroyed ✓

58% of public hospitals are out of operation preventing people from receiving medical treatment. ✓

Thousands of people are unemployed leading to 70% living in extreme poverty ✓

What are the pull factors of a forced migration? (2)

Many Syrians have family and friends already living in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey so it is easier to make the move ✓

Syria has porous land borders with Turkey, Lebanon and Jordon which makes it relatively easy to migrate into these counties without a passport. ✓

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