International Migrants Day - 18 December

The Migrant's Story

What began as an international financial crisis has turned into a global jobs meltdown. Unemployment is rising. The first episode of the BBC Survivor’s Guide To Work, co-produced with the ILO, looks at what the fall out from the crisis means for the millions of economic migrants who have left the countries of their birth in search of a better life.

Date issued: 11 December 2009 | Size/duration: 00:22:16 (76.4 MB)