June 2016

‘Moving, fishing and building’: A building-back-home culture of Ijo migrant fishermen in Nigeria

This study investigates the building culture of migrant fishermen of the Ijo ethnic origin in Nigeria, who undertake prolonged sojourns in other communities as part of their livelihood. The study focuses on migrant fishermen and their socio-economic role as migrant workers. The aim of this study is to investigate if Ijo migrant fishermen operate a similar migrant labour ideology based on remittance theories as other...

Author(s): Warebi Gabriel Brisibe