Caribbean migration refers to the movement of people after the 18th century emancipation from one geographical region to another in search of employment, betterment of life and other reasons. Caribbean societies are made up of individuals whose ancestors suffered under the 1500-1800’s Atlantic slave trade scheme up until abolition. Due to this, Caribbean migration in the 20th and 21st centuries severely damaged the social welfare and economic structure of Caribbean societies with slight damages to the political structures. These damages allowed broken families, culture shock caused by migration, remittance through development and infrastructure and brain drain of skilled workers within Caribbean societies. Even though, the economy was severely
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In 1950’s-1992 alone, a net migration of 5.6million Caribbean nationals migrated for the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, and France in search of better lively hood. This drastic rise of migration caused drainage on the production and shifted in the labor market work force in these Caribbean societies. According to a report on the MIGRATION IN THE CARIBBEAN–WHAT DO WE KNOW? The 1970’s oil-boom attracted many migrants to work in the oil refineries in the dependencies of the Netherlands and the United States. Also, Trinidad and Tobago energy sector was a magnet for many in search of employment. Small farmers and skilled laborers migrated to better environments creating the demand for resource security to increase within their native region. Small native crop industries were losing their employees because of minimum wages and the supply of resources was delayed within different undeveloped Caribbean societies. Even though, the resource supply did not meet the demand many countries were collecting remittance from these migrants. For instance, Carter shows that in the 1900-2000’s approximately fifty-four thousand pounds was invested in five different Barbados plantations from remittance. Family relatives and parents were sending money to their native society for the supply of necessities for their children and other …show more content…
The economy was damaged through the shortage of labor force, skilled and trained individuals who had migrated for betterment and for better wages. The social welfare was damage through the separations of family members especially parent or parents of child or children whose grandparents and other family relative was left with the burden of nurturing and care of these child or children. There are assumptions that children who are left behind become menace to society. Also, identity and culture played a role in the 20th and 21st century Caribbean migration challenges. The political structure was damaged through the brain drain of skilled and qualified individuals. The fact that Caribbean governments were and presently are still paying for education for nationals for the increase of literacy rate through the development of educated, trained and skilled people. Even though, political structures were merely damage, remittance allowed Caribbean societies the benefits to build their economy development through tourism, currency and infrastructure. Also, political agencies corrected the economic and social damages through equitably signing on to the treaty of Chaguaramus. This treaty allowed the investment on the development of these Caribbean societies through integration of Caribbean societies. The 20th and 21st
In 1950’s-1992 alone, a net migration of 5.6million Caribbean nationals migrated for the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, and France in search of better lively hood. This drastic rise of migration caused drainage on the production and shifted in the labor market work force in these Caribbean societies. According to a report on the MIGRATION IN THE CARIBBEAN–WHAT DO WE KNOW? The 1970’s oil-boom attracted many migrants to work in the oil refineries in the dependencies of the Netherlands and the United States. Also, Trinidad and Tobago energy sector was a magnet for many in search of employment. Small farmers and skilled laborers migrated to better environments creating the demand for resource security to increase within their native region. Small native crop industries were losing their employees because of minimum wages and the supply of resources was delayed within different undeveloped Caribbean societies. Even though, the resource supply did not meet the demand many countries were collecting remittance from these migrants. For instance, Carter shows that in the 1900-2000’s approximately fifty-four thousand pounds was invested in five different Barbados plantations from remittance. Family relatives and parents were sending money to their native society for the supply of necessities for their children and other …show more content…
The economy was damaged through the shortage of labor force, skilled and trained individuals who had migrated for betterment and for better wages. The social welfare was damage through the separations of family members especially parent or parents of child or children whose grandparents and other family relative was left with the burden of nurturing and care of these child or children. There are assumptions that children who are left behind become menace to society. Also, identity and culture played a role in the 20th and 21st century Caribbean migration challenges. The political structure was damaged through the brain drain of skilled and qualified individuals. The fact that Caribbean governments were and presently are still paying for education for nationals for the increase of literacy rate through the development of educated, trained and skilled people. Even though, political structures were merely damage, remittance allowed Caribbean societies the benefits to build their economy development through tourism, currency and infrastructure. Also, political agencies corrected the economic and social damages through equitably signing on to the treaty of Chaguaramus. This treaty allowed the investment on the development of these Caribbean societies through integration of Caribbean societies. The 20th and 21st