The Impact of International Labor Migration on Business Activities

Assem Ehamd

doi:10.5539/ijbm.v17n2p28

Abstract

Labor migration has gained momentum and has become an intensive and difficult process to manage. The problem of emigration is evidenced by the particularly high flows of people leaving to work and live abroad (Akerman, 2007). As migration processes intensify, there are risks of an economic, socio-cultural and political-managerial nature. Population migration takes place in all countries of the world, but the extent of population migration and the impact on the country&#39;s economy and business vary. The work summarizes the theories and concepts of international labor migration, explains the causes of international labor migration and the positive and negative consequences for business. Two countries were selected to assess international labor migration impact on businesses activities. Lithuania was the first choice because its economic and political and institutional and technological was growing from time to time. Egypt was the second choice because it was suffereing after the two revolutions and its indicators had negatively affected except technological sector .The business environment of selected countries were examined. The business environment of selected countries was also examined, and the impact of international labor migration on the activities of companies was determined (B&ouml;cker, 2019).

Highlights

It’s very essential to examine the impact of international labor migration to know how the that will help the host countries in improving business environment and end the most essential problem which is labor shortage .Examining the phenomenon of the international labor migration will discover the disadvantages of the international labor migration that could cause a damage in the economy of the host countries specially if the international labor migration is over increased in the host countries (Collyer,2006)
The article provided an overview of the phenomenon of international labor migration, a phenomenon considered to be controversial due to its many implications in our lives and analyses the advantages and disadvantages of labor migration
International labor migration has a positive and negative consequences on the business of the origin countries, in which it make the origin countries are less favorable destination for the foreign investors, because the origin countries suffer from high rate international labor migration decrease productivity and profit rate, and make the original countries have weak currencies and weak international trade relation, and the positive impacts of international relation is represented in the making the destination areas have high productivity and strong currency and strong international trade relation with the other countries around the world

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Introduction

The relevance of the topic is represented in explaining one of the most important and prevailing phenomenon of international labor migration and providing the explanation of the migration theories ,and explaining the importance of examining the impact and the link of international labor migration on the business activities for discovering what are the advantages that will help the host countries in improving business environment and end the most essential problem that the host countries are suffering from it, which is labor shortage .Examining the phenomenon of the international labor migration will reveal the disadvantages of the international labor migration that could cause a damage in the economy of the host countries on the long-term specially if the international labor migration is over increased in the host countries (Akerman, 2007).The aim of the article is to investigate the impact of international labor migration on business activities internationally, and providing examples about Canada and UK. The relevance of the topic is represented in explaining one of the most important and prevailing phenomenon of international labor migration and providing the explanation of the migration theories ,and explaining the importance of examining the impact and the link of international labor migration on the business activities for discovering what are the advantages that will help the host countries in improving business environment and end the most essential problem that the host countries are suffering from it, which is labor shortage .Examining the phenomenon of the international labor migration will reveal the disadvantages of the international labor migration that could cause a damage in the economy of the host countries on the long-term specially if the international labor migration is over increased in the host countries (Akerman, 2007). The essence and the object of the problem is about how does international labor migration influence business activities.

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