Yemeni migrants returned from Saudi Arabia through the Border Crossing Point of Al Tuwal, Hajjah – December 2014 Update 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.
655,339 Yemeni returnees counted (Jun 2013 - Dec 2014)
397,444 provided with food
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 KSA per month
Feb Mar Apr May GOY Data 2013
41,596 37,122
45,173 32,804
27,500 25,940
38,006
31,446 16,970
26,636 Jan
22,319
28,606
57,921 40,184
37,318
36,782
35,722
34,210
39,084
Jun 2013 to Dec 2014
Monthly remittance amount sent to Yemen 74
Q1
Q2 9
9
52
74
Q2
Q3 5 15
51
74
Q3
<400 SAR
Women, boys and girls returned from KSA 426 1,202
Q2
31
69 68
Q4
32 24
76
Girls Boys Women *Women, boys and girls represent 6.0% of all returnees
Working
Daily flow of returning migrants
Not working
71%
Q2
27
13
Q2
74
36
24
11
Q3
71
33
8
Q4
37
28
15
Q2
15
33
Q3
16
40
10 2
Q4
18
35
9 1
Primary
2
13 2
Secondary
28
51 31
Q3
66
Q4 1
5
10
15 Nov
20 Dec
25
31
31
76 <1Month
1 to 12 Months
22 1 to 5 years
3 2
>5 years
82
18 No abuse reported
Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q1
39
59
38
Q4
36
38
41
Q3
33
University/Technical
62%
Q2
37
62
41
59 Vulnerable
None
Al Tuwal BCP
Not vulnerable
Migrants’ return destinations in Yemen Dec 2014
Al Tuwal BCP
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Sa`dah
Sa`dah Hadramaut
Al Jawf
Al Mahrah
Hadramaut
Al Jawf
Al Mahrah
Hajjah Amran
Al Mahwit Sana'a Hudaydah Dhamar Raymah
Marib Shabwah
Al Bayda Ibb Al Dhale'e Taizz
29
Vulnerability observed
Hajjah Amran
1000
33 26
Abuse reported
Jan 2014
23
69
67%
Migrants’ return destinations in Yemen
Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q1
Q1
26
16%
Read and write
Length of stay in KSA
Nov to Dec 2014
11
Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q1
Q3
18
Level of education
Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
(27 Aug 2013 - Dec 2014)
Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
Stay in Yemen Return to KSA in the future Return to KSA immediately Unknown
69
2000
22
None
31%
859
975 1,005
724 667 372
524
627 504
1,150
863 855
1,062
831
864
439
631 1,088 1,015
586 971
971
1,052 480 779
812 366 734
708 580 367
533 567 246
>1500 SAR
Q1
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
29
Working / not working status
Jan to Dec 2014
3000
800-1500 SAR
23
34
Q4
83
400-800 SAR
48%
(Oct 2013 - Dec 2014)
52,522 provided with health care
Report vs no report of abuse
Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
Q1 8% 11 5 2
Q4 4 10 31
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec IOM Data 2013 IOM Data 2014
Future livelihoods plans
Jan 2014 to Dec 2014
(Oct 2013 - Dec 2014)
79,304 assisted with NFIs
Lahj Aden
Abyan
Jan 2014 <1.0% 1.1%-3.0% 3.1%-10.0% >10.0%
Al Mahwit Sana'a Hudaydah Dhamar Raymah
Marib Shabwah
Al Bayda Ibb Al Dhale'e Taizz
Lahj Aden
Abyan
Dec 2014 <1.0% 1.1%-3.0% 3.1%-10.0% >10.0%
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