Annals of Philosophy, Social and Human Disciplines (Jun 2011)
International Migration of Labor Force. Social, Economic and Demographic Implications
Abstract
During the last years, the phenomenon of migration of labor force developed exceedingly. Starting from difficult situations like having no job, unemployment, having no place to live in, to professional performance and family reunification, Romanian people found a solution to all of these in migrating abroad. International migration of labor force comes under different shapes and has at its origins several causes. However, the implications have a similar nature: implications of social, economic and demographic facture. As regards the social implications, they develop at the individual level, manifesting themselves by inclusion or exclusion in the destination country at family and community level. There are also economic and demographic implications that have specific directions in family, community and home country. All these implications of migration have positive connotations on the one hand, by means of participation in improving the material situation of families and contribution to national economy, and negative on the other hand, both at the level of the individual who has suffered certain psychological and social changes, and at the level of family, where most of the times, separation between spouses and children lead to extreme situations. Not last, certain implications at the level of society occur, namely demographic implications where is being identified the decline and massive aging of population.
