The availability of employment opportunities was the main factor driving seasonal migrants workers to Libya in 2020. This was identified as a reason to reach Libya on a seasonal basis by 65 percent of the respondents. Seasonal migrant workers were also significantly driven by the lack of employment opportunities in their home country, as well as by the beginning of the agricultural season. In fact, many of them are employed in the agriculture sector, mainly performing unskilled jobs. Seasonal migrant workers are involved in circular migration, meaning that they move regularly from the home to the host country for employment purposes.
Factors driving migrant workers to Libya on a seasonal basis as of 2020
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International Organization for Migration. (May 25, 2021). Factors driving migrant workers to Libya on a seasonal basis as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242126/factors-driving-seasonal-migrant-workers-to-libya/
International Organization for Migration. "Factors driving migrant workers to Libya on a seasonal basis as of 2020." Chart. May 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242126/factors-driving-seasonal-migrant-workers-to-libya/
International Organization for Migration. (2021). Factors driving migrant workers to Libya on a seasonal basis as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242126/factors-driving-seasonal-migrant-workers-to-libya/
International Organization for Migration. "Factors Driving Migrant Workers to Libya on a Seasonal Basis as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242126/factors-driving-seasonal-migrant-workers-to-libya/
International Organization for Migration, Factors driving migrant workers to Libya on a seasonal basis as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242126/factors-driving-seasonal-migrant-workers-to-libya/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Factors driving migrant workers to Libya on a seasonal basis as of 2020 [Graph], International Organization for Migration, May 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242126/factors-driving-seasonal-migrant-workers-to-libya/