Mixed Migration Centre

Starting now: of war policy conference in Nairobi (3-4 Dec): Taking stock of the regional mixed movement trends, blindspots and future scenarios. Follow the live stream, link below.

Up next: Setting the scene on current trends at the 600-day mark. What are the most significant mixed movement trends related
to the Sudan war? How is current programming across the region responding to these dynamics?
Panellists:
Ms. Nisreen Elsaim, Sudanese Activist
H. E. Kamal Gubara, Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan to the Republic of Kenya and Permanent Representative of
the Republic of the Sudan to the UNON
Dr. Mamadou Dian Balde, Regional Director for East and the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes and the Regional Refugee
Coordinator for the Sudan Situation, UNHCR
Dr. Ayla Bonfiglio, Regional Head of East and Southern Africa, Egypt and Yemen, MMC
Moderator: Ms. Rebecca Kesby, Journalist

POLICY CONFRENCE 600 DAYS OF WAR IN SUDAN (DAY 1) 3RD DEC Taking stock of the regional mixed movement trends, blind spots and future scenarios

Migrant women in tend to work in less visible sectors, increasing risks and vulnerability to protection incidents such as gender-based violence.

🔹 There is less diversity in sectors available to women migrant job seekers, and the most common sectors of employment for women respondents were domestic work and work in a café/restaurant.

🔹 Women, whose level of education was generally higher than men, more often reported taking a job with a lower education requirement than what they possessed.

🔹 1 in 3 women respondents who earned money reported experiencing sexual exploitation or abuse in the workplace in Libya.

🔗 Read our report on the insecure economic lives of migrants in Libya here: https://mixedmigration.org/resource/economic-lives-migrants-in-libya/

مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت/ليبيا Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Libya

Migrants' decision to migrate to is influenced by job opportunities and attractive wages, but harsh working and living conditions and an unstable labor market tend to disappoint their expectations.

🔹 77% of our respondents made money while in Libya, and 61% of this group were able to find a job within one month of arriving in the country.

🔹 Two-thirds secured employment with the assistance of co-national networks or other migrants.

🔹The majority had received information about job opportunities in the Libyan labour market prior to their departure, mostly from relatives or friends currently (39%) or previously (41%) in Libya.

🔗 Read our report with مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت/ليبيا Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Libya here: https://mixedmigration.org/resource/economic-lives-migrants-in-libya/

Access to informal job opportunities in the labour market is a fundamental aspect that shapes the economic conditions for migrants in Libya.

🔸 92% of our migrant respondents who earned money in did not have a formal employment contract.

🔸76% of our respondents were primarily making money through casual or occasional work.

🔗 Read our report with مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت/ليبيا Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Libya here: https://mixedmigration.org/resource/economic-lives-migrants-in-libya/