iom #yemen snapshot: yemeni migrants from saudi arabia update (december 2014)
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This snapshot presents an update on Yemen and provides details of IOM's humanitarian response in the area.TRANSCRIPT
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Hadramaut Al MahrahAl Jawf
Shabwah
Marib
Lahj
AbyanTaizz
Sa`dah
Sana'a
Ibb
Hajjah Amran
Al Bayda
DhamarHudaydah
Al Dhale'e
Al Mahwit
Raymah
Aden
<1.0%1.1%-3.0%3.1%-10.0%>10.0%
Dec 2014
Saudi Arabia
Al Tuwal BCP
Migrants’ return destinations in YemenDec 2014
<1.0%1.1%-3.0%3.1%-10.0%>10.0%
Hadramaut Al MahrahAl Jawf
Shabwah
Marib
Lahj
AbyanTaizz
Sa`dah
Sana'a
Ibb
Hajjah Amran
Al Bayda
DhamarHudaydah
Al Dhale'e
Al Mahwit
Raymah
Aden
Migrants’ return destinations in YemenJan 2014
Jan 2014
Saudi ArabiaAl Tuwal BCP
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1 38
59
62%
41
6238
5941
Vulnerability observedJan 2014 to Dec 2014
Vulnerable Not vulnerableRead and write SecondaryPrimary University/Technical None
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
935
16%
36
28 15
1
2 39
18
1040 33216
1333 37215
Level of education Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
<1Month 1 to 5 years1 to 12 Months >5 years
23
2
5 1
22
71%
76
312869
33166
Length of stay in KSAJan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
No abuse reportedAbuse reported
3367%
1882
2971
2674
Report vs no report of abuseJan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Stay in Yemen Return to KSA in the futureReturn to KSA immediately Unknown
1148% 23 18
1334 26 27
1129 36 24
37 83322
Future livelihoods plansJan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Working Not working
69
68
31%
6931
32
7624
Working / not working status Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Monthly remittance amount sent to YemenJan 2014 to Dec 2014
<400 SAR 800-1500 SAR400-800 SAR >1500 SAR None
13
11
4
5 2
83
748%
9 52 749
15 51 745
10
NovDec
1 10 5 15 20 25 31DecNov
Daily flow of returning migrants Nov to Dec 2014
1000
2000
3000
DecNovOctSepAugJulJunMayAprMarFebJan
Girls WomenBoys
533
567
246
708
580
367
734
812
366
779
1,05
248
0
971
971
586
1,01
51,
088
631
1,06
21,
150
627
831
864
439
855
863
504
724
667
372
1,00
597
552
4
859
1,20
242
6
*Women, boys and girls represent 6.0% of all returnees
Women, boys and girls returned from KSAJan to Dec 2014
IOM Data 2014IOM Data 2013GOY Data 2013
27,5
0025
,940
45,1
7332
,804
37,1
2241
,596
39,0
84
16,9
7022,3
1938
,006
31,4
46
28,6
06
57,9
21
34,2
10
35,7
22
36,7
82
37,3
18
40,1
84
26,6
36
DecJan Feb Mar Apr May NovOctSepAugJulJun
Yemeni migrants returned from KSA per monthJun 2013 to Dec 2014
52,522
79,304
397,444
655,339
provided with health care(27 Aug 2013 - Dec 2014)
assisted with NFIs(Oct 2013 - Dec 2014)
provided with food(Oct 2013 - Dec 2014)
Yemeni returnees counted(Jun 2013 - Dec 2014)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) domestic labor market restructuring (Nitaqat changes) resulted in massive returns of foreign migrant workers since April 2013. Most affected is Yemen, due to the immediate land proximity with KSA, from where returns are easier to effect. Most Yemeni migrants are returned through the Border Crossing Point (BCP) of Al Tuwal, approximately 10km north of Haradh in Hajjah Governorate. Once at Al Tuwal, many require urgent humanitarian assistance. At the Ministry of Expatriate affairs' request, IOM started providing emergency health care and stabilization, food, water and material assistance to the most needy, notably sick and injured returnees as they are offloaded at the border as of September 2013. IOM has monitored the flow of returnees at Al Tuwal since October 2013 and at Al Boq in Sa'adh since November 2014. IOM interviewed 75,479 Yemeni migrants, approximately 13.2% of the daily flow, between October 2013 and December 2014. The different trends are noticeable when comparing each quarter of 2014. There was a gradual decline in the amount of monthly remittances sent to Yemen, while there was a gradual increase in the number of Yemenis who did not work in KSA. Similarly, the number of migrants who said they intended to stay in Yemen dropped from 48% in the first quarter to 22% by the fourth quarter, mirroring an increase in those who said they intended to return to KSA immediately or in the future. Finally, throughout 2014 the migrants said they were destined for Dhamar, Al Hudaydah, and Hajjah governorates, while those who were destined for Taizz, Ibb and Al Bayda governorates grew considerably by the fourth quarter.
Yemeni migrants returned from Saudi Arabia through the Border Crossing Point of Al Tuwal, Hajjah – December 2014 Update