Creation date: 10 January 2015 Sources: GOY, IOM. Feedback: [email protected] For updates please contact [email protected] This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Commission. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Commission. http://www.immap.org This map is for planning purposes only and should not be used for navigation. iMMAP can't take responsibility for any damage or injury resulting from the use of this map. Hadramaut Al Mahrah Al Jawf Shabwah Marib Lahj Abyan Taizz Sa`dah Sana'a Ibb Hajjah Amran Al Bayda Dhamar Hudaydah Al Dhale'e Al Mahwit Raymah Aden <1.0% 1.1%-3.0% 3.1%-10.0% >10.0% Dec 2014 Saudi Arabia Al Tuwal BCP Migrants’ return destinations in Yemen Dec 2014 <1.0% 1.1%-3.0% 3.1%-10.0% >10.0% Hadramaut Al Mahrah Al Jawf Shabwah Marib Lahj Abyan Taizz Sa`dah Sana'a Ibb Hajjah Amran Al Bayda Dhamar Hudaydah Al Dhale'e Al Mahwit Raymah Aden Migrants’ return destinations in Yemen Jan 2014 Jan 2014 Saudi Arabia Al Tuwal BCP Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 38 59 62% 41 62 38 59 41 Vulnerability observed Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 Vulnerable Not vulnerable Read and write Secondary Primary University/Technical None Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 9 35 16% 36 28 15 1 2 39 18 10 40 33 2 16 13 33 37 2 15 Level of education Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 <1Month 1 to 5 years 1 to 12 Months >5 years 23 2 51 22 71% 76 31 28 69 3 31 66 Length of stay in KSA Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 No abuse reported Abuse reported 33 67% 18 82 29 71 26 74 Report vs no report of abuse Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Stay in Yemen Return to KSA in the future Return to KSA immediately Unknown 11 48% 23 18 13 34 26 27 11 29 36 24 37 8 33 22 Future livelihoods plans Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Working Not working 69 68 31% 69 31 32 76 24 Working / not working status Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Monthly remittance amount sent to Yemen Jan 2014 to Dec 2014 <400 SAR 800-1500 SAR 400-800 SAR >1500 SAR None 1 3 11 4 5 2 83 74 8% 9 5 2 74 9 15 5 1 74 5 10 1 10 5 15 20 25 31 Dec Nov Daily flow of returning migrants Nov to Dec 2014 1000 2000 3000 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Girls Women Boys 533 567 246 708 580 367 734 812 366 779 1,052 480 971 971 586 1,015 1,088 631 1,062 1,150 627 831 864 439 855 863 504 724 667 372 1,005 975 524 859 1,202 426 *Women, boys and girls represent 6.0% of all returnees Women, boys and girls returned from KSA Jan to Dec 2014 IOM Data 2014 IOM Data 2013 GOY Data 2013 27,500 25,940 45,173 32,804 37,122 41,596 39,084 16,970 22,319 38,006 31,446 28,606 57,921 34,210 35,722 36,782 37,318 40,184 26,636 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun Yemeni migrants returned from KSA per month Jun 2013 to Dec 2014 52,522 79,304 397,444 655,339 provided with health care (27 Aug 2013 - Dec 2014) assisted with NFIs (Oct 2013 - Dec 2014) provided with food (Oct 2013 - Dec 2014) Yemeni returnees counted (Jun 2013 - Dec 2014) 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. 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 Saudi Arabia through the Border Crossing Point of Al Tuwal, Hajjah – December 2014 Update