“I Should Get Married as Soon as Possible, but the Relationships I Start Do Not Work”: Marital Prospects of Ethiopian Female Return Migrants from the Arabian Gulf

Nisrane, Beza L.; Ossewaarde, Marinus R.R.; Need, Ariana

doi:10.1177/0192513x20948919

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“…As a result, their husbands do not want to maintain regular relations with them. Thus, the forced return has a negative impact on the RMWs’ marital relationships (Ahmed et al, 2015; Nisrane et al, 2021).…”

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Forced returnee Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers and their social reintegration experiences

2021

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Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers are often forcefully repatriated from the Middle East before concluding their working tenure due to the various difficulties and challenges they face while working there. However, they face many new challenges in reintegrating with family and society after returning home. This article explores the experiences and challenges faced by forced returnee Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers during social reintegration. It also examines the experiences of those returned migrant women who were not returned forcibly to provide a better idea of the reintegration. The questions of how and why forced returnee Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers face challenges and problems in their social reintegration are addressed in this study. This article uses the qualitative techniques of data collection and the analysis is based on an in-depth interview of 28 respondents among different categories of participants. This article finds that the social reintegration experiences of forced returnee female migrant domestic workers are often stressful and difficult due to the issues of changed social perceptions towards them, psychological changes in the returnees themselves, challenges in intimate partnerships, and economic factors in the case of relationship rebuilding with friends, family and society. Finally, the article outlines some policy implications regarding the female migration of Bangladesh.

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“…In this situation, some unmarried returnees leave their family and live alone in another place after return. Thus, the unmarried RMWs prefer to stay separately from family and society to avoid non-acceptance from the family and negative attitudes and stigma from society (Nisrane et al, 2021).…”

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Forced returnee Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers and their social reintegration experiences

2021

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“…Migration experience generally has negative impacts on the marital prospects of unmarried women (Nisrane et al, 2020;Ullah, 2013). Migration also affects immigrants' integration into destination countries (Belanger & Rahman, 2013;Nisrane et al, 2020). In addition, research have shown that the psychological trauma of sexual violence experienced by women during migration, among the married or unmarried, affects reintegration in their country of origin (Ketema, 2014).…”

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Syndicate Marriage or Trafficking? The Travails of Asian Migrant Women

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Kaka

Nasrul

et al. 2022

JESR

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Migration is a phenomenon that has come to stay. It cuts across all nations in the world. People migrate for different purposes such as education, marriage, labour, job opportunity or employment and shelter for refugees. Migration occurs through various mediums which could be self, family members, friends, or other intermediaries such as brokers. This research applied the pure library-based research method to highlight the activities of brokers in migration in Asia and examine the ordeals of women victims in cross-border migration. It was discovered that activities of these illegal brokers, that is also known as syndicates, are not different from human trafficking. The women victims, whose desires are to change their status, soon got trapped in uncertainty with shattered dreams, hence the suggestion that Asian countries enter into bilateral agreement to enable favourable and a less strict migration procedures for their member states. In addition, the contracting states should enact strict legislation to curb syndicate marriage and check the accesses of these illegal brokers. Received: 13 October 2021 / Accepted: 21 November 2021 / Published: 3 January 2022

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Navigating social reintegration: Experiences of Sri Lankan migrant workers returning from the Gulf

Ekanayake

2024

Migration Studies

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Since the economic boom in the Gulf region in the mid-1970s, it has been an attractive destination for Sri Lankan migrant workers seeking better opportunities. However, Gulf monarchies do not grant citizenship to these workers, making return and reintegration into Sri Lanka a crucial aspect of their migration journeys. While numerous studies have explored the economic aspects of the reintegration of returnees from the Gulf, there is a noticeable gap in the literature concerning the social aspects, particularly among returnees at the upper end of the skill spectrum. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the social dimensions of reintegration, which also impact economic reintegration, drawing on primary data from twenty-one in-depth interviews and a survey of 205 returnee migrants across the skill spectrum. The study's findings indicate that while most returnee high-skilled, skilled, and semi-skilled migrant workers find it relatively easy to readjust to life back in Sri Lanka with their family, friends, and relatives, some face hurdles in settling into new workplaces and reintegrating into the local work culture, which negatively affects their overall social reintegration experience. Furthermore, the study underscores the interconnectedness of economic and social reintegration, each influencing and sometimes exacerbating challenges in the other domain.

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“I Should Get Married as Soon as Possible, but the Relationships I Start Do Not Work”: Marital Prospects of Ethiopian Female Return Migrants from the Arabian Gulf

Cited by 4 publications

References 43 publications

Forced returnee Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers and their social reintegration experiences

Forced returnee Bangladeshi female migrant domestic workers and their social reintegration experiences

Syndicate Marriage or Trafficking? The Travails of Asian Migrant Women

Navigating social reintegration: Experiences of Sri Lankan migrant workers returning from the Gulf

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