South Africa - Migration Industry

Abstract

The focus of the Migration Industry research in South Africa is on the multiple actors and institutions that together make it possible for an individual to migrate. These include border control agencies, skills training centres, health testing and certification centres, recruitment agencies and brokers, aid agencies, as well as faith based organ isations and NGOs - that together make it possible for an individual to migrate. By understanding how migrants and brokers connect with networks of agencies and individuals involved in facilitating migration, our understanding of the negotiations and power relations that facilitate and control migration is improved