South-South Irregular Migration: The Impacts of China’s Informal Gold Rush in Ghana

dc.contributor.authorBotchwey, G.
dc.contributor.authorCrawford, G.
dc.contributor.authorLoubere, N.
dc.contributor.authorLu, J.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-10T15:21:54Z
dc.date.available2024-09-10T15:21:54Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionResearch Article
dc.description.abstractThis article examines irregular South-South migration from China to Ghana, and the role it played in transforming livelihoods and broader developmental landscapes. It looks at the entry of approximately 50,000 Chinese migrants into the informal small-scale gold mining sector from 2008-2013. These migrants mainly hailed from Shanglin County in Guangxi Province. In Ghana, they formed mutually beneficial relationships with local miners, both legal and illegal, introducing machinery that substantially increased gold production. However, the legal status of Chinese miners was particularly problematic as, by law, small-scale mining is restricted to Ghanaian citizens. In mid-2013, President Mahama established a military task force against illegal mining, resulting in the deportation of many Chinese miners. The article examines the experiences of both Chinese migrants and Ghanaian miners. Findings are that irregular migration into an informal sector had long-lasting impacts and played a significant role in the transformation of economic, political, and physical landscapes in Ghana
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.1111/imig.12518
dc.identifier.urihttps://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/42484
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Migration
dc.subjectIrregular Migration
dc.subjectGold Rush
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectGhana
dc.titleSouth-South Irregular Migration: The Impacts of China’s Informal Gold Rush in Ghana
dc.typeArticle

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