Congolese migrants' economic trajectories in Europe and after return
(2018) Migration between Africa and Europe — ISBN: [978-3-319-69569-3], 217-238, published
Files
No attached file found for this publication.
Details
- Authors
- Abstract
- This chapter describes Congolese migrants’ occupational trajectories during their stay in Europe and after their return to DR Congo, as well as their economic contributions to their home country during their stay in Europe. Congolese migrants fare poorly on the labour market in Europe. Employment rates are low, and migrants with a job are much more likely to be in low-skilled jobs when they are living in Europe than when living in DR Congo. Better-educated migrants perform better, but a significant proportion of them are also employed below their level of qualification. Despite their difficulties in integrating into the labour market, a large share of Congolese migrants send money back home. In the Congolese context, where economic conditions have seriously deteriorated since the 1990s, remittances from migrants are an important way of helping families staying in DR Congo. In contrast, investments and contributions to the non-profit sector are limited, perhaps because of DR Congo's risky economic environment.
- Affiliations
Citations
Schoumaker, B., Castagnone, E., Phongi Kingiela, A., Rakotonarivo, A., & Nazio, T. (2018). Congolese migrants’ economic trajectories in Europe and after return. In Beauchemin, Cris (ed.), Migration between Africa and Europe (pp. 217-238). Springer International Publishing. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/224569