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Do Zimbabwean migrants have the education and skills to match the labour market demands in destination countries?

THE recent World Development Report proposes a simple framework to analyse cross-border migration. It juxtaposes the motive for migration and the "match" betwee...

An overwhelming number of Zimbabweans who have left the country have done so to look for jobs and most of them have less than lower secondary education, the World Bank says In a blog published yesterday, the bank says 84% of those who left Zimbabwe went to look for jobs and 86% had less than

The recent World Development Report proposes a simple framework to analyze cross-border migration. It juxtaposes the motive for migration and the “match” between migrants’ attributes and the destination country’s needs. People may migrate voluntarily in search of better economic opportunities, or they may be forced to leave for fear of persecution, conflict, or violence. Depending on their level of education, work experience, skills, or other attributes, migrants may be a good or poor fit for the destination country’s labor market.

Amidst the ebb and flow of life, Felix and Cris, an elderly couple in their mid-90s in Pinilla Trasmonte, a remote village in Spain, find themselves at a pivotal moment.