The Crisis of International Migration in an Integrating West Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria and Ghana

This study considers the context within which mass expulsions of immigrants have taken place in West Africa, including some of the long-term causes, and the systematic nature of the migrations which preceded them; the ways in which these have been handled by the States concerned; and their implications for the rights and status of migrants as a particular form of exploited labour within the development process in the region. Although occasional references are made to other situations, Ghanaian migration to Nigeria provides the main source of empirical data. The study concludes with a framework for the protection of migrant workers in West Africa. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in French.